Is Lanya a boy or girl name?

Lanya is a girl’s name. Of the 879 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lanya

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Lanya was most popular in 2005, when 75 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,039 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 879 people named Lanya.

Lanya over time

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

Is Lanya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lanya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 879 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