Is Lania a boy or girl name?

Lania is a girl’s name. Of the 962 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lania

Recorded 1962–2025 · United States

Lania was most popular in 2005, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,718 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 962 people named Lania.

Lania over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lania’s peak in 2005. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lania a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lania is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 962 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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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org