Lana

Where Lana comes from

Short form of Alana, or from Russian Ла́на (Lána), diminutive of several names including Светла́на (Svetlána).
— Wiktionary's entry for Lana
  • Russian
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Lana through the years
  1. 1885
    First appearance
    #921 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1921
    Lana Turner born
    American actress
  3. 1937
    Around this time: Lana Turner in They Won't Forget
    Film, 1937 · Source · Date
    “In the English-speaking world, the name gained popularity through the 20th-century actress Lana Turner.”
  4. 1948
    Peak, #188
    1,465 babies named Lana, the most in any year.
  5. 1956
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #336.
  6. 1996
    Lana Rhoades born
    American internet personality, podcaster and former pornographic film actress
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Russian.
Namesakes
  • Lana Turner · American actress, 1921–1995
  • Lana Rhoades · American internet personality, podcaster and former pornographic film actress, born 1996
  • Lana Condor · Vietnamese-American actress, born 1997
  • Lana Parrilla · American actress, born 1977
  • Lana Wood · American actress, born 1946

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name. Quotes are from the linked Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).