Lana
- #406 for girls in 2025, 768 births
- Last seen for boys in 1969 at #4,404
- Given to girls >99.9% of the time
- Around 1937: Lana Turner in They Won't Forget (film)
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1948 · 1,465 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 57,434since 1885
Lana over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Lana has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #406 | 768 | — | |
| 2024 | #374 | 830 | — | |
| 2023 | #416 | 737 | — | |
| 2022 | #421 | 750 | — | |
| 2021 | #376 | 828 | — | |
| 2020 | #393 | 793 | — | |
| 2019 | #384 | 814 | — | |
| 2018 | #360 | 872 | — | |
| 2017 | #368 | 847 | — | |
| 2016 | #391 | 847 | — | |
| 2015 | #355 | 922 | — | |
| 2014 | #352 | 943 | — | |
| 2013 | #414 | 732 | — | |
| 2012 | #441 | 708 | — | |
| 2011 | #487 | 608 | — | |
| 2010 | #480 | 628 | — | |
| 2009 | #445 | 707 | — | |
| 2008 | #432 | 731 | — | |
| 2007 | #405 | 813 | — | |
| 2006 | #412 | 773 | — | |
| 2005 | #437 | 705 | — | |
| 2004 | #464 | 640 | — | |
| 2003 | #501 | 573 | — | |
| 2002 | #667 | 380 | — | |
| 2001 | #940 | 235 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,011 | 209 | — | |
| 1999 | #996 | 206 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,055 | 186 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,061 | 179 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,028 | 182 | — | |
| 1995 | #914 | 206 | — | |
| 1994 | #965 | 192 | — | |
| 1993 | #889 | 217 | — | |
| 1992 | #857 | 231 | — | |
| 1991 | #859 | 233 | — | |
| 1990 | #799 | 251 | — | |
| 1989 | #666 | 304 | — | |
| 1988 | #611 | 328 | — | |
| 1987 | #601 | 324 | — | |
| 1986 | #620 | 302 | — | |
| 1985 | #577 | 337 | — | |
| 1984 | #516 | 376 | — | |
| 1983 | #544 | 344 | — | |
| 1982 | #554 | 334 | — | |
| 1981 | #521 | 379 | — | |
| 1980 | #466 | 456 | — | |
| 1979 | #489 | 417 | — | |
| 1978 | #404 | 511 | — | |
| 1977 | #427 | 474 | — | |
| 1976 | #478 | 384 | — | |
| 1975 | #442 | 445 | — | |
| 1974 | #427 | 457 | — | |
| 1973 | #424 | 460 | — | |
| 1972 | #365 | 600 | — | |
| 1971 | #352 | 707 | — | |
| 1970 | #336 | 780 | — | |
| 1969 | #308 | 858 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #311 | 804 | — | |
| 1967 | #280 | 919 | — | |
| 1966 | #286 | 876 | — | |
| 1965 | #322 | 781 | — | |
| 1964 | #311 | 883 | — | |
| 1963 | #329 | 817 | — | |
| 1962 | #335 | 787 | — | |
| 1961 | #329 | 819 | — | |
| 1960 | #339 | 776 | — | |
| 1959 | #354 | 724 | — | |
| 1958 | #355 | 672 | — | |
| 1957 | #356 | 650 | — | |
| 1956 | #336 | 680 | — | |
| 1955 | #308 | 770 | — | |
| 1954 | #298 | 811 | — | |
| 1953 | #256 | 1,009 | — | |
| 1952 | #237 | 1,104 | — | |
| 1951 | #221 | 1,198 | — | |
| 1950 | #205 | 1,314 | — | |
| 1949 | #206 | 1,318 | — | |
| 1948 | #188 | 1,465 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #195 | 1,364 | — | |
| 1946 | #189 | 1,300 | — | |
| 1945 | #208 | 946 | — | |
| 1944 | #219 | 901 | — | |
| 1943 | #208 | 999 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #224 | 857 | — | |
| 1941 | #255 | 625 | — | |
| 1940 | #306 | 424 | — | |
| 1939 | #727 | 87 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,140 | 40 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,914 | 17 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,771 | 19 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,161 | 14 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,703 | 22 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,892 | 19 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,094 | 17 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,619 | 26 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,830 | 22 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,324 | 36 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,679 | 26 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,782 | 23 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,646 | 26 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,927 | 21 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,463 | 14 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,989 | 18 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,754 | 22 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,652 | 22 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,689 | 21 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,143 | 14 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,434 | 9 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,844 | 10 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,521 | 10 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | — | |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,011 | 14 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,136 | 9 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,231 | 10 | — | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | #1,263 | 7 | — | |
| 1896 | #999 | 11 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,136 | 8 | — | |
| 1893 | #794 | 14 | — | |
| 1892 | #908 | 11 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | — | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #894 | 9 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,036 | 6 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1885
The first year at least five girls were named Lana! It came in at #921, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1886, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Lana is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Hawaii#69 · 1 in 215
- California#246 · 1 in 1,207
- New Jersey#263 · 1 in 1,145
- Washington#286 · 1 in 1,154
- Illinois#290 · 1 in 1,198
Best ever in a state: #58 in Nevada, 1943.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #69 | 10 | 1 in 215 |
| California | #246 | 134 | 1 in 1,207 |
| New Jersey | #263 | 31 | 1 in 1,145 |
| Washington | #286 | 25 | 1 in 1,154 |
| Illinois | #290 | 37 | 1 in 1,198 |
| Connecticut | #298 | 10 | 1 in 1,150 |
| Massachusetts | #313 | 18 | 1 in 1,335 |
| Oregon | #320 | 11 | 1 in 1,187 |
| Nevada | #328 | 8 | 1 in 1,150 |
| Michigan | #340 | 26 | 1 in 1,374 |
| Florida | #342 | 53 | 1 in 1,637 |
| Pennsylvania | #360 | 30 | 1 in 1,556 |
| Ohio | #371 | 30 | 1 in 1,576 |
| Alabama | #372 | 13 | 1 in 1,409 |
| Arizona | #388 | 17 | 1 in 1,660 |
| Idaho | #402 | 5 | 1 in 1,433 |
| Utah | #408 | 10 | 1 in 1,708 |
| Arkansas | #425 | 7 | 1 in 1,513 |
| Colorado | #428 | 13 | 1 in 1,794 |
| New York | #428 | 40 | 1 in 1,958 |
| Minnesota | #459 | 11 | 1 in 1,953 |
| South Carolina | #467 | 10 | 1 in 1,829 |
| North Carolina | #472 | 23 | 1 in 2,021 |
| Wisconsin | #484 | 10 | 1 in 2,026 |
| Texas | #495 | 65 | 1 in 2,470 |
| Georgia | #509 | 22 | 1 in 2,055 |
| Missouri | #516 | 11 | 1 in 2,209 |
| Indiana | #542 | 12 | 1 in 2,326 |
| Iowa | #565 | 5 | 1 in 2,354 |
| Kansas | #578 | 5 | 1 in 2,362 |
| Virginia | #606 | 12 | 1 in 2,812 |
| Maryland | #651 | 7 | 1 in 2,855 |
| Kentucky | #653 | 6 | 1 in 2,875 |
| Oklahoma | #697 | 5 | 1 in 2,956 |
| Tennessee | #813 | 8 | 1 in 4,009 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lana
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 13 spots since 2020 (#393 → #406)
- Biggest jump: 424 spots in 1892
- Biggest drop: 342 spots in 1894
Rise & fade · girls
63 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1948 at #188 (1,465 births)
- Births halved by 1956, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 88 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 88 yrs · run 1939–1995
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,159
- Highest: 1 in 1,159 girls born in 1948 were named Lana (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,093 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
- 17.8% of all girls named Lana (10,199) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 21 | #894 (1888) | #950 |
| 1890s | 63 | #794 (1893) | #1,104 |
| 1900s | 81 | #1,011 (1905) | #1,486 |
| 1910s | 142 | #1,521 (1910) | #1,922 |
| 1920s | 230 | #1,324 (1925) | #1,826 |
| 1930s | 251 | #727 (1939) | #1,872 |
| 1940s | 10,199 | #188 (1948) | #220 |
| 1950s | 8,932 | #205 (1950) | #293 |
| 1960s | 8,320 | #280 (1967) | #315 |
| 1970s | 5,235 | #336 (1970) | #414 |
| 1980s | 3,484 | #466 (1980) | #568 |
| 1990s | 2,083 | #799 (1990) | #942 |
| 2000s | 5,766 | #405 (2007) | #571 |
| 2010s | 7,921 | #352 (2014) | #403 |
| 2020s | 4,706 | #374 (2024) | #398 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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