Is Laniyah a boy or girl name?

Laniyah is a girl’s name. Of the 3,704 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Laniyah

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Laniyah was most popular in 2010, when 295 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,642 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,226, with 77 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,704 people named Laniyah.

Laniyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Laniyah’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Laniyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Laniyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,704 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 Laniyah

Where Laniyah 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