How Many People Are Named Lany?
An estimated 106 people in the United States have the first name Lany. It is predominantly female (95.5%). The average bearer is 17 years old, and Lany peaked in popularity in 2024 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lany 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 Lany paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
106
About 1 in 3,233,531 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
95.5% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2024
16 births
Total Registered
111
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lany
Lany is predominantly female (95.5%), though 5 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Lany as a male name
Ranked #3,783 in 1941
5 male births in 1941
Peak: 1941 (5 births)
Lany as a female name
Ranked #7,080 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (16 births)
Lany: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lany span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 48 babies were registered. Lany remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Lany by Decade
How has Lany 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.
Lany by State
Lany + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lany as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lany
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Lany: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lany?
We estimate approximately 106 people named Lany 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 3,233,531 Americans share this first name.
Is Lany a common name?
Lany is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 111 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lany most popular?
Lany reached peak popularity in 2024, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lany is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lany a female name?
Lany is predominantly female. 95.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lany Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lany Smith, Lany Johnson, Lany 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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