How Many People Are Named Lanai?
An estimated 526 people in the United States have the first name Lanai. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Lanai peaked in popularity in 2008 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lanai 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 Lanai paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
526
About 1 in 651,624 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2008
26 births
Total Registered
540
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lanai
Lanai is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 540 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lanai as a female name
Ranked #8,697 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (26 births)
Lanai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lanai span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 177 babies were registered. While Lanai is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lanai by Decade
How has Lanai 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.
Lanai by State
Lanai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lanai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lanai
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lanai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lanai?
We estimate approximately 526 people named Lanai 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 651,624 Americans share this first name.
Is Lanai a common name?
Lanai is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 540 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lanai most popular?
Lanai reached peak popularity in 2008, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lanai is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lanai a female name?
Lanai is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lanai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lanai Smith, Lanai Johnson, Lanai 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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