U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
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Lana

Lana has stayed fairly steady in American naming for generations. All-time it's been given to 61,290 U.S. babies, the 800th most common name by sound today, peaking at 1,551 in 1948, with 778 in 2025.

By sound, Lana also includes the spellings Lonna, Lahna.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).