Name Legacy

Lanell

Recorded 1914–2022 · United States

Lanell was most popular in 1971, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,694 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,478 people named Lanell.

Most popular in1971
Rank that year#2,694
Births that year54
Total since 18802,478
Given to86% girls

Lanell over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Lanell’s peak in 1971. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lanell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lanell is mostly a girl’s name — 85.7% of the 2,478 Americans given it were girls and 14.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 55% girls and 45% 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 Lanell 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