How Many People Are Named Lanaya?
An estimated 1,393 people in the United States have the first name Lanaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Lanaya peaked in popularity in 2004 with 78 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lanaya 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 Lanaya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,393
About 1 in 246,055 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2004
78 births
Total Registered
1,427
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lanaya
Lanaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,427 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lanaya as a female name
Ranked #5,358 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (78 births)
Lanaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lanaya span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 553 babies were registered. Lanaya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lanaya by Decade
How has Lanaya 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.
Lanaya by State
Birth registrations for Lanaya span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Texas, Florida, Arizona. On average, about 18 Lanayas were registered per state.
Lanaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lanaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lanaya
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Lanaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lanaya?
We estimate approximately 1,393 people named Lanaya 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 246,055 Americans share this first name.
Is Lanaya a common name?
Lanaya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,427 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lanaya most popular?
Lanaya reached peak popularity in 2004, when 78 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lanaya is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lanaya a female name?
Lanaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lanaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lanaya Smith, Lanaya Johnson, Lanaya 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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