Name Legacy

Lanaya

Recorded 1944–2025 · United States

Lanaya was most popular in 2004, when 78 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,804 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,435 people named Lanaya.

Most popular in2004
Rank that year#3,804
Births that year78
Total since 18801,435
Given to100% girls

Lanaya over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Lanaya’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lanaya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lanaya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,435 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Lanaya is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org