Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Lanie

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #2,227 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,227
among girls · ↓395 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
83
named Lanie · -25% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,365
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
225 babies
All-time total
5,637
#2,381 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Lanie popularity over time

5,637 babies have been named Lanie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 43 – 43 4 – #795
1890s 59 – 59 6 +37% #979
1900s 75 – 75 8 +27% #1,276
1910s 131 10 141 14 +88% #1,572
1920s 121 – 121 12 -14% #2,053
1930s 59 – 59 6 -51% #2,496
1940s 101 15 116 12 +97% #2,679
1950s 101 5 106 11 -9% #3,204
1960s 157 – 157 16 +48% #2,014
1970s 230 5 235 24 +50% #2,468
1980s 271 – 271 27 +15% #2,412
1990s 632 – 632 63 +133% #1,759
2000s 1,810 – 1,810 181 +186% #1,069
2010s 1,237 – 1,237 124 -32% #1,239
2020s (to 2025) 575 – 575 96 -23% #1,832

Where Lanie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 82 0.05 outside top 500
2027 81 0.05 outside top 500
2028 80 0.05 outside top 500
2029 79 0.05 outside top 500
2030 78 0.05 outside top 500

Where Lanie is most popular

Girls named Lanie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.058 per 1,000. Strongest in Indiana, North Carolina, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lanie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Indiana 19 0.135 +132%
North Carolina 22 0.097 +66%
Georgia 19 0.084 +43%
Missouri 10 0.083 +42%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 +40%
Alabama 7 0.075 +28%
Illinois 17 0.074 +27%
Ohio 15 0.063 +8%
Kentucky 5 0.058 ≈ national
Minnesota 6 0.056 -5%
Texas 44 0.055 -6%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -56%
California 16 0.019 -67%
Florida 8 0.019 -68%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lanie

Lanie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,227 in 2025 with 83 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 5,637 American babies have been named Lanie. Its peak came in 2006, when 225 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lanie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lanie?

The median living Lanie is about 19 years old; half are between 12 and 28. An estimated 5,000 people named Lanie are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lanie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 83 #2,227 – –
2024 110 #1,832 – –
2023 87 #2,188 – –
2022 93 #2,077 – –
2021 100 #1,963 – –
2020 102 #1,889 – –
2019 109 #1,856 – –
2018 105 #1,908 – –
2017 96 #2,048 – –
2016 84 #2,281 – –
2015 102 #1,969 – –
2014 113 #1,813 – –
2013 132 #1,627 – –
2012 120 #1,725 – –
2011 193 #1,239 – –
2010 183 #1,294 – –
2009 155 #1,486 – –
2008 189 #1,316 – –
2007 207 #1,212 – –
2006 225 #1,117 – –
2005 212 #1,117 – –
2004 201 #1,138 – –
2003 209 #1,069 – –
2002 165 #1,222 – –
2001 135 #1,408 – –
2000 112 #1,581 – –
1995 58 #2,297 – –
1990 69 #1,981 – –
1985 20 #4,066 – –
1980 40 #2,412 – –
1975 15 #4,248 – –
1970 30 #2,480 5 #5,127
1965 12 #3,841 – –
1960 14 #3,450 – –
1955 12 #3,475 – –
1950 7 #4,534 – –
1945 12 #2,679 – –
1940 10 #2,860 – –
1935 8 #3,315 – –
1930 8 #3,509 – –
1925 10 #3,241 – –
1920 17 #2,217 – –
1915 14 #2,191 5 #4,128
1910 10 #1,572 – –
1905 7 #1,609 – –
1900 7 #1,651 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 5 #1,425 – –
1885 6 #991 – –
1880 6 #795 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lanie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lanie?

The median living Lanie is about 19 years old. Half of all living Lanies are between 12 and 28 years old.

How many people named Lanie are alive today?

An estimated 5,000 people named Lanie are alive in the United States, based on 5,637 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Lanie in 2025?

Lanie ranked #2,227 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 83 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lanie?

5,637 babies have been named Lanie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lanie most popular?

Lanie peaked in 2006, when 225 newborns received the name.

Is Lanie a boy or girl name?

Lanie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lanie rising or falling?

Lanie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Lanie become more popular?

Lanie looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 78 girls named Lanie in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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