Is Lana a boy or girl name?
Lana is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 829 girls and 0 boys were named Lana, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 56,681 US babies named Lana were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #374
- Babies named Lana since 1885
- 56,681
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 1,470 babies
Boys and girls named Lana, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 63 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 81 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 142 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 230 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 251 | 100% |
| 1940s | 10 | 10,199 | 99.9% |
| 1950s | 0 | 8,932 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 8,320 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 0 | 5,235 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,486 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,083 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,766 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,921 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,936 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 829 | #374 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 736 | #416 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 750 | #421 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 828 | #376 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 793 | #393 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 814 | #384 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 872 | #360 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 847 | #368 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 847 | #391 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 922 | #355 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 943 | #352 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 732 | #414 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 708 | #441 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 608 | #487 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 628 | #480 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 707 | #445 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 731 | #434 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 813 | #405 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 773 | #412 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 705 | #437 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 640 | #465 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 573 | #501 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 380 | #668 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 235 | #942 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,013 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 206 | #999 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,057 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,063 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,029 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 206 | #917 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 192 | #968 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 217 | #891 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 231 | #859 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 233 | #859 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 251 | #799 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 305 | #666 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 327 | #611 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 325 | #600 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 302 | #621 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 337 | #577 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 376 | #516 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 344 | #545 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 334 | #555 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 379 | #521 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 457 | #466 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 417 | #489 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 511 | #405 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 474 | #428 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 384 | #479 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 445 | #443 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 457 | #428 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 460 | #425 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 600 | #365 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 707 | #352 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 780 | #336 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,744 | 858 | #308 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 804 | #311 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 919 | #280 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 876 | #286 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 781 | #322 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 883 | #311 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 817 | #330 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 787 | #335 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 819 | #329 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 776 | #339 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 724 | #354 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 672 | #355 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 650 | #356 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 680 | #336 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 770 | #308 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 811 | #298 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 1,009 | #256 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 1,104 | #237 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 1,198 | #221 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 1,314 | #205 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 1,318 | #206 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,958 | 1,465 | #188 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 1,364 | #195 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 1,300 | #189 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 946 | #208 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 901 | #219 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,812 | 999 | #208 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 857 | #224 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 625 | #255 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 424 | #306 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 87 | #732 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,152 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,959 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,331 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,154 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,807 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,221 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,430 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,667 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,726 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,920 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,143 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,647 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,851 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,330 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,699 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,802 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,662 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,958 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,520 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,027 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,782 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,682 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,718 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,190 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,532 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,676 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,907 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,718 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,571 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,090 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,279 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,945 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,487 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,039 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,770 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,263 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,382 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,182 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,271 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,323 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,019 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,365 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,190 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 14 | #813 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 11 | #939 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,426 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 9 | #924 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,092 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 6 | #990 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lana reached #3,812 in 1943. As a girl name, it reached #188 in 1948. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lana
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.