How Many People Are Named Lania?
An estimated 929 people in the United States have the first name Lania. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Lania peaked in popularity in 2005 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lania 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 Lania paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
929
About 1 in 368,950 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2005
60 births
Total Registered
951
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lania
Lania is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 951 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lania as a female name
Ranked #6,789 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (60 births)
Lania: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lania span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 423 babies were registered. Lania has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lania by Decade
How has Lania 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.
Lania by State
Birth registrations for Lania span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Illinois, California. The lowest are in North Carolina, Michigan, Indiana. On average, about 12 Lanias were registered per state.
Lania + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lania as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lania: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lania?
We estimate approximately 929 people named Lania 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 368,950 Americans share this first name.
Is Lania a common name?
Lania is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 951 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lania most popular?
Lania reached peak popularity in 2005, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lania is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lania a female name?
Lania is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lania Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lania Smith, Lania Johnson, Lania 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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