How Many People Are Named Lana?
An estimated 45,401 people in the United States have the first name Lana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Lana peaked in popularity in 1948 with 1,470 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
45,401
About 1 in 7,549 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1948
1,470 births
Total Registered
56,681
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lana
Lana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 56,681 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lana as a male name
Ranked #4,744 in 1969
5 male births in 1969
Peak: 1943 (5 births)
Lana as a female name
Ranked #374 in 2024
829 female births in 2024
Peak: 1948 (1,465 births)
Lana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lana span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 10,209 babies were registered. While Lana is less common than at its peak in the 1940s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lana by Decade
How has Lana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lana by State
Birth registrations for Lana span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Alaska, Vermont, New Hampshire. On average, about 1,058 Lanas were registered per state.
Lana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lana?
We estimate approximately 45,401 people named Lana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,549 Americans share this first name.
Is Lana a common name?
Lana is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 56,681 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lana most popular?
Lana reached peak popularity in 1948, when 1,470 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lana is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lana a female name?
Lana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lana Smith, Lana Johnson, Lana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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