Is Laniah a boy or girl name?

Laniah is a girl’s name. Of the 845 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Laniah

Recorded 1995–2025 · United States

Laniah was most popular in 2008, when 72 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,476 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 845 people named Laniah.

Laniah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Laniah’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Laniah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Laniah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 845 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.

Names that peaked alongside Laniah

Where Laniah is most concentrated

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

California 4.7×

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