How Many People Are Named Lana?
people named Lana are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,931 people in the US has this name
Based on 57,449 babies named Lana in Social Security records from 1885 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,470 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of ALANA (English) or SVETLANA (Russian). In the English-speaking world, it was popularized by actress Lana Turner (1921-1995).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Lana in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lana alive today is about 43 years old, and 39% are under 30. Half of them were between 15 and 67 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lana first appears in the records in 1885 and was given most often in 1948, to 1,470 babies. In 2025, 768 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1885 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lana has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #188, in 1948. In 2025 it ranked #406.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #406 |
| Best rank | #188 (1948) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #213 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lana alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lana were born in California than in any other state: about 5,512 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lana was given 2 times as often in South Dakota, 1.9 times in North Dakota and 1.7 times in Indiana.
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