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

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Peak · girls
1948 · 1,465 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
57,434
since 1885

Lana over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Lana has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201978peak #188, 1948girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2024#374830—
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2021#376828—
2020#393793—
2019#384814—
2018#360872—
2017#368847—
2016#391847—
2015#355922—
2014#352943—
2013#414732—
2012#441708—
2011#487608—
2010#480628—
2009#445707—
2008#432731—
2007#405813—
2006#412773—
2005#437705—
2004#464640—
2003#501573—
2002#667380—
2001#940235—
2000#1,011209—
1999#996206—
1998#1,055186—
1997#1,061179—
1996#1,028182—
1995#914206—
1994#965192—
1993#889217—
1992#857231—
1991#859233—
1990#799251—
1989#666304—
1988#611328—
1987#601324—
1986#620302—
1985#577337—
1984#516376—
1983#544344—
1982#554334—
1981#521379—
1980#466456—
1979#489417—
1978#404511—
1977#427474—
1976#478384—
1975#442445—
1974#427457—
1973#424460—
1972#365600—
1971#352707—
1970#336780—
1969#308858#4,4045
1968#311804—
1967#280919—
1966#286876—
1965#322781—
1964#311883—
1963#329817—
1962#335787—
1961#329819—
1960#339776—
1959#354724—
1958#355672—
1957#356650—
1956#336680—
1955#308770—
1954#298811—
1953#2561,009—
1952#2371,104—
1951#2211,198—
1950#2051,314—
1949#2061,318—
1948#1881,465#3,6685
1947#1951,364—
1946#1891,300—
1945#208946—
1944#219901—
1943#208999#3,5385
1942#224857—
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1939#72787—
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1936#2,26313—
1935#2,09515—
1934#1,77119—
1933#2,16114—
1932#2,36513—
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1930#1,70322—
1929#1,89219—
1928#2,09417—
1927#1,61926—
1926#1,83022—
1925#1,32436—
1924#1,67926—
1923#1,78223—
1922#1,64626—
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1920#2,46314—
1919#1,98918—
1918#1,75422—
1917#1,65222—
1916#1,68921—
1915#2,14314—
1914#2,4349—
1913#2,5407—
1912#1,84410—
1911#1,6569—
1910#1,52110—
1909#1,9576—
1908#2,1015—
1907#1,8216—
1906#1,4168—
1905#1,01114—
1904#1,6596—
1903#1,2049—
1902#1,3208—
1901#1,1369—
1900#1,23110—
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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 1978

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedNHWashington: #424 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,868 girlsWAIdaho: #235 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,114 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #165 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 724 girlsNDMinnesota: #287 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,041 girlsMNIllinois: #409 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,727 girlsILWisconsin: #366 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,218 girlsWIMichigan: #361 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,740 girlsMINew York: #474 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 3,278 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedRIOregon: #362 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,206 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #130 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 531 girlsSDIowa: #340 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,655 girlsIAIndiana: #282 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,831 girlsINOhio: #415 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,448 girlsOHPennsylvania: #525 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,077 girlsPANew Jersey: #585 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,534 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #566 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 3,932 girlsCAUtah: #265 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,379 girlsUTColorado: #297 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,729 girlsCONebraska: #239 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,403 girlsNEMissouri: #324 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,190 girlsMOKentucky: #351 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,654 girlsKYWest Virginia: #321 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,359 girlsWVVirginia: #413 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,093 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedDEArizona: #522 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,277 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedNMKansas: #319 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,919 girlsKSArkansas: #258 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,258 girlsARTennessee: #311 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,990 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #505 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,410 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #265 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,417 girlsOKLouisiana: #369 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,117 girlsLAMississippi: #284 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,394 girlsMSAlabama: #257 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,359 girlsALGeorgia: #378 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,304 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedHITexas: #350 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,951 girlsTXFlorida: #428 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,751 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#130 · 1 in 531
  2. North Dakota#165 · 1 in 724
  3. Idaho#235 · 1 in 1,114
  4. Nebraska#239 · 1 in 1,403
  5. Alabama#257 · 1 in 1,359

Best ever in a state: #58 in Nevada, 1943.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#13081 in 531
North Dakota#16561 in 724
Idaho#23561 in 1,114
Nebraska#23971 in 1,403
Alabama#257161 in 1,359
Arkansas#258101 in 1,258
Oklahoma#265121 in 1,417
Utah#265111 in 1,379
Indiana#282191 in 1,831
Mississippi#284111 in 1,394
Minnesota#287131 in 2,041
Colorado#297101 in 1,729
Tennessee#311141 in 1,990
Kansas#31971 in 1,919
West Virginia#32151 in 2,359
Missouri#324141 in 2,190
Iowa#34071 in 2,655
Texas#350531 in 1,951
Kentucky#35191 in 2,654
Michigan#361211 in 2,740
Oregon#36271 in 2,206
Wisconsin#36691 in 3,218
Louisiana#369131 in 2,117
Georgia#378141 in 2,304
Illinois#409261 in 2,727
Virginia#41391 in 3,093
Ohio#415201 in 3,448
Washington#42481 in 2,868
Florida#428161 in 2,751
New York#474301 in 3,278
South Carolina#50551 in 3,410
Arizona#52251 in 3,277
Pennsylvania#525131 in 5,077
California#566391 in 3,932
New Jersey#58581 in 4,534
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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
  • 32 spots since 2024 (#374 → #406)
  • 13 spots since 2020 (#393 → #406)
  • 51 spots since 2015 (#355 → #406)
  • Biggest jump: 424 spots in 1892 (#1,332 → #908)
  • Biggest drop: 342 spots in 1894 (#794 → #1,136)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s21#894 (1888)#950
1890s63#794 (1893)#1,104
1900s81#1,011 (1905)#1,486
1910s142#1,521 (1910)#1,922
1920s230#1,324 (1925)#1,826
1930s251#727 (1939)#1,872
1940s10,199#188 (1948)#220
1950s8,932#205 (1950)#293
1960s8,320#280 (1967)#315
1970s5,235#336 (1970)#414
1980s3,484#466 (1980)#568
1990s2,083#799 (1990)#942
2000s5,766#405 (2007)#571
2010s7,921#352 (2014)#403
2020s4,706#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.

Lana in 1978

girls
#404
511 births · 1 in 2,998 girls

Top girls' names in 1978

  1. #1Jennifer56,314
  2. #2Melissa28,327
  3. #3Jessica26,102
  4. #4Amy23,213
  5. #5Heather22,270
  6. #6Amanda20,520
  7. #7Angela20,517
  8. #8Sarah19,976
  9. #9Michelle18,856
  10. #10Nicole17,279
  11. #404Lana511
More about 1978

girls

1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 2,998 of them was named Lana, which outranked 96.5% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lana
  1. #401Tia514
  2. #402Alma513
  3. #403Tabatha512
  4. #404Lana511
  5. #404Kasey511
  6. #406Kylie509
  7. #406Terra509
  8. #408Lorraine507

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,240Aja#4,652 → #412
  2. ↑ 1,987Kiley#2,606 → #619
  3. ↑ 1,951Kylee#2,838 → #887
  4. ↑ 1,785Winter#2,780 → #995
  5. ↑ 1,620Kylie#2,026 → #406
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Shalon#868 → #1,781
  2. ↓ 760Farah#854 → #1,614
  3. ↓ 519Tennille#462 → #981
  4. ↓ 398Shawnte#740 → #1,138
  5. ↓ 362Farrah#177 → #539

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1978 →