Is Lanny a boy or girl name?
Lanny was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 9,644 US babies named Lanny were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #13,366
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Lanny since 1919
- 9,644
- Most popular year
- 1949
- 498 babies
Boys and girls named Lanny, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 950 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 3,330 | 22 | 0.7% |
| 1950s | 2,749 | 18 | 0.7% |
| 1960s | 1,222 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 748 | 6 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 290 | 11 | 3.7% |
| 1990s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 92 | 5 | 5.2% |
| 2010s | 36 | 5 | 12.2% |
| 2020s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #13,366 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,352 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #13,268 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #10,161 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #11,579 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #11,528 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #13,230 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #13,397 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 14 | #6,128 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,621 |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,867 | 5 | #18,919 |
| 2008 | 5 | #13,743 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,938 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #10,200 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,459 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,320 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,301 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,400 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #8,006 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,205 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,310 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,089 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,503 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,859 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,738 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,743 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,890 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,293 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,651 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,891 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 20 | #3,041 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 29 | #2,174 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,369 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,472 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,332 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 32 | #1,783 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,989 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 39 | #1,578 | 5 | #11,411 |
| 1981 | 27 | #2,022 | 6 | #9,755 |
| 1980 | 47 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 57 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 54 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 66 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 67 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 66 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 70 | #984 | 6 | #8,216 |
| 1973 | 77 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 92 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 84 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 115 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 107 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 103 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 90 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 114 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 112 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 113 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 117 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 122 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 172 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 172 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 161 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 206 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 184 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 218 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 228 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 240 | #470 | 5 | #6,197 |
| 1953 | 293 | #409 | 6 | #5,372 |
| 1952 | 321 | #383 | 7 | #4,717 |
| 1951 | 409 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 489 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 498 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 298 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 335 | #376 | 6 | #5,026 |
| 1946 | 332 | #358 | 6 | #4,720 |
| 1945 | 241 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 247 | #383 | 5 | #4,923 |
| 1943 | 292 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 414 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 371 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 302 | #329 | 5 | #4,717 |
| 1939 | 212 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 183 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 174 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 133 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 123 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 93 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 24 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,981 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,048 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,508 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lanny reached #299 in 1942. As a girl name, it reached #4,717 in 1940. 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 Lanny
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.