How Many People Are Named Lanay?
An estimated 549 people in the United States have the first name Lanay. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Lanay peaked in popularity in 2011 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lanay 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 Lanay paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
549
About 1 in 624,325 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2011
26 births
Total Registered
574
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lanay
Lanay is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 574 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lanay as a female name
Ranked #16,459 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 2011 (26 births)
Lanay: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lanay span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 145 babies were registered. Lanay has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lanay by Decade
How has Lanay 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.
Lanay by State
Lanay + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lanay as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lanay
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Lanay: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lanay?
We estimate approximately 549 people named Lanay 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 624,325 Americans share this first name.
Is Lanay a common name?
Lanay is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 574 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lanay most popular?
Lanay reached peak popularity in 2011, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lanay is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lanay a female name?
Lanay is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lanay Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lanay Smith, Lanay Johnson, Lanay 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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