Lanny

Last seen for girls in 2010 at #16,992 · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #12,349
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1942 · 414 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
9,577
since 1919

Lanny over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Lanny has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #299, 1942boys
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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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Yeargirlsboys
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2025——
2024—#12,3495
2023—#12,2395
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2021—#12,1465
2020—#9,5547
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2018—#10,7606
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2015—#10,6446
2014—#12,1085
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2012—#12,2745
2011—#5,94514
2010#16,9925—
2009#17,2945#10,9946
2008—#12,5535
2007—#7,59010
2006—#9,5857
2005—#5,27815
2004—#6,97610
2003—#7,8318
2002—#7,0559
2001—#7,5368
2000—#5,04014
1999—#6,04210
1998—#7,5607
1997—#5,28811
1996—#6,4968
1995—#5,50110
1994—#6,3728
1993—#4,69712
1992—#3,22020
1991—#2,60626
1990—#3,77915
1989—#2,98920
1988—#2,14629
1987—#2,33324
1986—#2,42922
1985—#2,29323
1984—#1,76432
1983—#1,95527
1982#10,5175#1,56339
1981#9,1106#1,99627
1980—#1,37847
1979—#1,20657
1978—#1,21454
1977—#1,06466
1976—#1,01067
1975—#1,00766
1974#7,6806#97770
1973—#91477
1972—#83792
1971—#88684
1970—#769115
1969—#756107
1968—#734103
1967—#76890
1966—#694114
1965—#702112
1964—#723113
1963—#723117
1962—#694122
1961—#603172
1960—#598172
1959—#607161
1958—#535206
1957—#570184
1956—#513218
1955—#486228
1954#5,7535#470240
1953#5,0406#408293
1952#4,4837#382321
1951—#336409
1950—#306489
1949—#303498
1948—#392298
1947#4,7646#375335
1946#4,4176#358332
1945—#384241
1944#4,5745#383247
1943—#358292
1942—#299414
1941—#301371
1940#4,3495#329302
1939—#388212
1938—#420183
1937—#429174
1936—#491133
1935—#520123
1934—#61593
1933—#1,36124
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First appearance
1919

The first year at least five boys were named Lanny! It came in at #4,168, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1919–1922, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Lanny is popular in 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedNHWashington: #228 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,462 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #238 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,563 boysMNIllinois: #429 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 10,303 boysILWisconsin: #289 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,526 boysWIMichigan: #254 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,888 boysMINew York: #438 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 10,775 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedRIOregon: #254 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,802 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #162 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,153 boysSDIowa: #247 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,008 boysIAIndiana: #312 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,616 boysINOhio: #245 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,363 boysOHPennsylvania: #250 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,336 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #413 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 6,780 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedUTColorado: #297 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,272 boysCONebraska: #236 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,470 boysNEMissouri: #245 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,779 boysMOKentucky: #174 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,323 boysKYWest Virginia: #198 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,736 boysWVVirginia: #286 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,085 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedNMKansas: #279 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,318 boysKSArkansas: #163 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,012 boysARTennessee: #156 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,120 boysTNNorth Carolina: #232 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,932 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #197 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,487 boysOKLouisiana: #430 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,059 boysLAMississippi: #221 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,712 boysMSAlabama: #374 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,757 boysALGeorgia: #256 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,555 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedHITexas: #304 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 2,360 boysTXFlorida: #322 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,807 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Tennessee#156 · 1 in 1,120
  2. South Dakota#162 · 1 in 1,153
  3. Arkansas#163 · 1 in 1,012
  4. Kentucky#174 · 1 in 1,323
  5. Oklahoma#197 · 1 in 1,487

Best ever in a state: #128 in Nebraska, 1939.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Tennessee#156351 in 1,120
South Dakota#16271 in 1,153
Arkansas#163221 in 1,012
Kentucky#174271 in 1,323
Oklahoma#197161 in 1,487
West Virginia#198141 in 1,736
Mississippi#221171 in 1,712
Washington#228111 in 2,462
North Carolina#232261 in 1,932
Nebraska#23661 in 2,470
Minnesota#238101 in 3,563
Missouri#245151 in 2,779
Ohio#245271 in 3,363
Iowa#247101 in 3,008
Pennsylvania#250251 in 4,336
Michigan#254201 in 3,888
Oregon#25461 in 2,802
Georgia#256171 in 2,555
Kansas#27961 in 3,318
Virginia#286121 in 3,085
Wisconsin#28961 in 6,526
Colorado#29751 in 3,272
Texas#304441 in 2,360
Indiana#31281 in 5,616
Florida#32281 in 3,807
Alabama#37481 in 4,757
California#413181 in 6,780
Illinois#42991 in 10,303
Louisiana#43071 in 5,059
New York#438141 in 10,775
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See more about Lanny
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
  • Biggest jump: 746 spots in 1934 (#1,361 → #615)
  • Biggest drop: 117 spots in 1971 (#769 → #886)
Rise & fade · boys
23 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1919
  • Peaked 1942 at #299 (414 births)
  • Births halved by 1957, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 41 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 41 yrs · run 1934–1974
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,311
  • Highest: 1 in 3,311 boys born in 1941 were named Lanny (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 344,578 boys born in 2024 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #299 in 1942, was only 1 in 3,336 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1940s
  • 34.8% of all boys named Lanny (3,330) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s5#4,168 (1919)#4,168
1920s6#3,822 (1923)#3,822
1930s950#388 (1939)#886
1940s3,330#299 (1942)#348
1950s2,749#306 (1950)#461
1960s1,222#598 (1960)#700
1970s748#769 (1970)#988
1980s290#1,378 (1980)#2,085
1990s127#2,606 (1991)#5,156
2000s92#5,040 (2000)#8,044
2010s36#5,945 (2011)#10,346
2020s22#9,554 (2020)#11,572

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lanny in 1950

boys
#306
489 births · 1 in 3,661 boys

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #306Lanny489
More about 1950

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 3,661 of them was named Lanny, which outranked 92.7% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lanny
  1. #303Mickey501
  2. #304Felix498
  3. #305Randal490
  4. #306Lanny489
  5. #307Kelly488
  6. #307Wilbur488
  7. #309Armando487
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →