Girls' name · peaked in 1948
Lana name popularity since 1925
57,032 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lana. Half of them were born in 1970 or earlier, so the typical Lana is about 56 years old in 2026. Lana peaked in 1948 as the #188 name for girls, and it ranked #406 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 57,032
- Named Lana, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #406
- for girls in 2025 (768 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 57,017 girls · 15 boys
- Most popular in
- South Dakota
- 1.96× its national share
Peak year is the year Lana made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Lana births per year, 1925–2025
1948 was the biggest year for Lana both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1951 and 1956, Lana's share of baby girls fell by 49%, from 1 in 1,500 to 1 in 2,950.
- Fastest rise: Between 2000 and 2005, it became 3.3× more common, from 1 in 8,690 baby girls to 1 in 2,620.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Lana's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lana.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lana in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 120 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 251 | 0 | #2,154 |
| 1940s | 10,199 | 10 | #208 |
| 1950s | 8,932 | 0 | #308 |
| 1960s | 8,320 | 5 | #322 |
| 1970s | 5,235 | 0 | #442 |
| 1980s | 3,484 | 0 | #578 |
| 1990s | 2,083 | 0 | #917 |
| 2000s | 5,766 | 0 | #437 |
| 2010s | 7,921 | 0 | #356 |
| 2020–25 | 4,706 | 0 | #406 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
32.4% of babies named Lana from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Lana is most popular
The index compares Lana's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Lana.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 1.96× | 339 |
| North Dakota | 1.79× | 307 |
| Indiana | 1.68× | 2,157 |
| Kentucky | 1.66× | 1,508 |
| Kansas | 1.59× | 880 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Lana and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Lana (this page) | 57,017 | 1948 |
| Lanna | 2,112 | 2014 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lana's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lana.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lana (1948).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data