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Laniya

Girl

Meaning of Laniya: Invented name: 'modern American coinage'

Laniya is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 5067th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#5067

24 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

3,162

First recorded 1992 · peak 2007

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

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: 7 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 14 babies1997: 17 babies1998: 35 babies1999: 53 babies2000: 65 babies20002001: 69 babies2002: 107 babies2003: 129 babies2004: 209 babies2005: 174 babies2006: 202 babies2007: 240 babies2008: 219 babies2009: 216 babies2010: 205 babies20102011: 166 babies2012: 154 babies2013: 123 babies2014: 108 babies2015: 117 babies2016: 95 babies2017: 81 babies2018: 59 babies2019: 56 babies2020: 54 babies20202021: 36 babies2022: 41 babies2023: 32 babies2024: 34 babies2025: 24 babies
US babies named Laniya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 240.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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