How Many People Are Named Lanyiah?
An estimated 191 people in the United States have the first name Lanyiah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Lanyiah peaked in popularity in 2007 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lanyiah 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 Lanyiah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
191
About 1 in 1,794,525 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2007
15 births
Total Registered
193
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lanyiah
Lanyiah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 193 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lanyiah as a female name
Ranked #9,915 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (15 births)
Lanyiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lanyiah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 116 babies were registered. Lanyiah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lanyiah by Decade
How has Lanyiah 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.
Lanyiah by State
Lanyiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lanyiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lanyiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lanyiah?
We estimate approximately 191 people named Lanyiah 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 1,794,525 Americans share this first name.
Is Lanyiah a common name?
Lanyiah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 193 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lanyiah most popular?
Lanyiah reached peak popularity in 2007, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lanyiah is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lanyiah a female name?
Lanyiah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lanyiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lanyiah Smith, Lanyiah Johnson, Lanyiah 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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