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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201979peak #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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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—
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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—
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1944#219901—
1943#208999#3,5385
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1936#2,26313—
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1930#1,70322—
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1926#1,83022—
1925#1,32436—
1924#1,67926—
1923#1,78223—
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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 1979

  • 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: #645 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,064 girlsWAIdaho: #275 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,381 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #373 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,086 girlsMNIllinois: #506 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,735 girlsILWisconsin: #292 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,185 girlsWIMichigan: #673 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,620 girlsMINew York: #808 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,066 girlsNYMassachusetts: #474 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,379 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedRIOregon: #364 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,098 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedSDIowa: #389 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,283 girlsIAIndiana: #377 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,020 girlsINOhio: #477 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,241 girlsOHPennsylvania: #598 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,701 girlsPANew Jersey: #729 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,199 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #623 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 4,667 girlsCAUtah: #446 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,214 girlsUTColorado: #458 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,109 girlsCONebraska: #272 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,717 girlsNEMissouri: #353 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,691 girlsMOKentucky: #242 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,440 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedWVVirginia: #435 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,243 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedDEArizona: #541 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,572 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedNMKansas: #306 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,797 girlsKSArkansas: #392 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,591 girlsARTennessee: #398 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,848 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #722 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,572 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #505 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,449 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #249 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,322 girlsOKLouisiana: #304 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,721 girlsLAMississippi: #307 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,559 girlsMSAlabama: #306 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,763 girlsALGeorgia: #693 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,602 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lana, so not publishedHITexas: #435 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,849 girlsTXFlorida: #447 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,930 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#242 · 1 in 1,440
  2. Oklahoma#249 · 1 in 1,322
  3. Nebraska#272 · 1 in 1,717
  4. Idaho#275 · 1 in 1,381
  5. Wisconsin#292 · 1 in 2,185

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#242171 in 1,440
Oklahoma#249141 in 1,322
Nebraska#27261 in 1,717
Idaho#27551 in 1,381
Wisconsin#292141 in 2,185
Louisiana#304171 in 1,721
Alabama#306131 in 1,763
Kansas#30681 in 1,797
Mississippi#307101 in 1,559
Missouri#353121 in 2,691
Oregon#36481 in 2,098
Minnesota#37391 in 3,086
Indiana#377121 in 3,020
Iowa#38961 in 3,283
Arkansas#39251 in 2,591
Tennessee#398101 in 2,848
Texas#435391 in 2,849
Virginia#43591 in 3,243
Utah#44651 in 3,214
Florida#447161 in 2,930
Colorado#45861 in 3,109
Massachusetts#47471 in 4,379
Ohio#477171 in 4,241
South Carolina#50551 in 3,449
Illinois#506201 in 3,735
Arizona#54151 in 3,572
Pennsylvania#598121 in 5,701
California#623351 in 4,667
Washington#64551 in 5,064
Michigan#67391 in 6,620
Georgia#69361 in 5,602
North Carolina#72251 in 6,572
New Jersey#72961 in 6,199
New York#808141 in 7,066
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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 1979

girls
#489
417 births · 1 in 3,850 girls

Top girls' names in 1979

  1. #1Jennifer56,712
  2. #2Melissa34,050
  3. #3Amanda31,924
  4. #4Jessica27,780
  5. #5Amy21,609
  6. #6Sarah21,015
  7. #7Heather20,834
  8. #8Angela20,256
  9. #9Nicole19,510
  10. #10Michelle19,266
  11. #489Lana417
More about 1979

girls

1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 3,850 of them was named Lana, which outranked 95.9% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lana
  1. #486Dina420
  2. #487Viviana419
  3. #488Dianna418
  4. #489Lana417
  5. #490Janell416
  6. #491Sheryl412
  7. #492Tisha411
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,593Breanne#2,125 → #532
  2. ↑ 1,527Loni#2,516 → #989
  3. ↑ 1,287Renata#2,012 → #725
  4. ↑ 985Ashanti#1,862 → #877
  5. ↑ 896Nicolette#1,581 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 392Christel#762 → #1,154
  2. ↓ 312Kenisha#557 → #869
  3. ↓ 297Ariane#887 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 285Imelda#947 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 252Farrah#539 → #791

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

See the top 100 for 1979 →