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Lanah

Girl

Meaning of Lanah: English: 'sunlight'

Lanah is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6111th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6111

18 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

476

First recorded 2001 · peak 2014

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 8 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 23 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 15 babies2007: 14 babies2008: 20 babies2009: 24 babies2010: 22 babies20102011: 20 babies2012: 26 babies2013: 27 babies2014: 32 babies2015: 29 babies2016: 27 babies2017: 25 babies2018: 21 babies2019: 16 babies2020: 15 babies20202021: 22 babies2022: 11 babies2023: 11 babies2024: 17 babies2025: 18 babies
US babies named Lanah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 32.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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