How Many People Are Named Lanyia?
An estimated 263 people in the United States have the first name Lanyia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Lanyia peaked in popularity in 2005 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lanyia 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 Lanyia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
263
About 1 in 1,303,248 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2005
29 births
Total Registered
267
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lanyia
Lanyia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 267 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lanyia as a female name
Ranked #16,617 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 2005 (29 births)
Lanyia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lanyia span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 168 babies were registered. Lanyia has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lanyia by Decade
How has Lanyia 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.
Lanyia by State
Lanyia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lanyia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lanyia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lanyia?
We estimate approximately 263 people named Lanyia 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 1,303,248 Americans share this first name.
Is Lanyia a common name?
Lanyia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 267 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lanyia most popular?
Lanyia reached peak popularity in 2005, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lanyia is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lanyia a female name?
Lanyia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lanyia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lanyia Smith, Lanyia Johnson, Lanyia 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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