Lany
#22,343 most common girls' name of all time · #36,425 across all names · 4% male / 96% female · used 1941–2025
Rank among girls
#22,343
Rank overall
#36,425 of 105,966
First appeared
1941
Years on the list
15 of 146
All-time
130
Since 2016
84
Peak year
2025 #6,158
Best rank
#6,158 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 19/yr
Lany first appears in 1941. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | — | 19 | #6,158 |
| 2024 | 16 | — | 16 | #6,984 |
| 2023 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,105 |
| 2022 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,692 |
| 2021 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,380 |
| 2019 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,215 |
| 2018 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,026 |
| 2014 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,842 |
| 2005 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,768 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,853 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | 5 | #12,727 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | 10 | #6,747 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,407 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,868 |
| 1941 | — | 5 | 5 | — |