Is Lanell a boy or girl name?
Lanell was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 85.7% of the 2,478 US babies named Lanell were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Lanell since 1914
- 2,478
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 54 babies
Boys and girls named Lanell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 53 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 211 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 339 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 339 | 100% |
| 1950s | 16 | 371 | 95.9% |
| 1960s | 42 | 302 | 87.8% |
| 1970s | 90 | 248 | 73.4% |
| 1980s | 58 | 131 | 69.3% |
| 1990s | 57 | 73 | 56.2% |
| 2000s | 68 | 41 | 37.6% |
| 2010s | 23 | 10 | 30.3% |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,551 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,440 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,954 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #10,285 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #13,395 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,604 | 5 | #18,619 |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,644 | 7 | #14,559 |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,572 | 7 | #14,682 |
| 2007 | 7 | #10,430 | 5 | #19,227 |
| 2006 | 7 | #10,199 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,774 | 8 | #12,480 |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,319 | 5 | #17,618 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,331 | 9 | #10,914 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,267 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,744 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,904 | 9 | #9,962 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,354 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,895 | 9 | #9,224 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,458 | 6 | #12,620 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,742 | 6 | #12,666 |
| 1993 | 9 | #6,028 | 7 | #11,224 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,242 | 12 | #7,292 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,968 | 10 | #8,317 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,866 | 8 | #9,748 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,669 | 7 | #10,313 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,628 | 13 | #6,093 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,831 | 16 | #4,970 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,349 | 14 | #5,323 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,129 | 19 | #4,213 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,106 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,456 |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,073 | 14 | #5,077 |
| 1981 | 10 | #4,019 | 13 | #5,430 |
| 1980 | 10 | #4,005 | 16 | #4,630 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,654 | 15 | #4,741 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,821 | 18 | #3,989 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,304 | 15 | #4,541 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,228 | 15 | #4,247 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,592 | 22 | #3,213 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,717 | 20 | #3,371 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,913 | 23 | #2,962 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,501 | 42 | #1,957 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,693 | 48 | #1,839 |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,072 | 30 | #2,479 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,745 | 29 | #2,424 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,942 | 22 | #2,750 |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,126 | 25 | #2,466 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,271 | 29 | #2,224 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,274 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,360 | 30 | #2,223 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,040 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,851 | 32 | #2,095 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,936 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,514 | 37 | #1,869 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,428 |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,256 | 30 | #2,045 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,481 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,912 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,652 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,593 |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,108 | 47 | #1,433 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,572 | 35 | #1,666 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,590 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,561 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,785 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,395 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,532 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,345 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,465 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,528 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,264 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,425 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,673 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,452 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,029 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,222 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,186 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,107 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,177 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,463 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,634 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,139 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,476 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,552 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,860 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,565 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,570 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,037 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,773 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,660 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,803 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,063 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,565 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,230 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,200 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,783 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,316 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,025 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,403 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lanell reached #2,592 in 1975. As a girl name, it reached #1,029 in 1939. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lanell
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.