How Many People Are Named Laniah?
An estimated 822 people in the United States have the first name Laniah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Laniah peaked in popularity in 2008 with 72 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laniah 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 Laniah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
822
About 1 in 416,976 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2008
72 births
Total Registered
831
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laniah
Laniah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 831 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laniah as a female name
Ranked #7,773 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (72 births)
Laniah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laniah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 389 babies were registered. Laniah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Laniah by Decade
How has Laniah 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.
Laniah by State
Birth registrations for Laniah span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Illinois. The lowest are in Indiana, Michigan, Florida. On average, about 17 Laniahs were registered per state.
Laniah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laniah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Laniah
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Laniah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laniah?
We estimate approximately 822 people named Laniah 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 416,976 Americans share this first name.
Is Laniah a common name?
Laniah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 831 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laniah most popular?
Laniah reached peak popularity in 2008, when 72 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laniah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laniah a female name?
Laniah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laniah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laniah Smith, Laniah Johnson, Laniah 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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