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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Lany

Used in both girl and boy records

Lany appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Lany by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDLany as a girl’s nameUS records 1969–2024
#22152girl rank2024peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDLany as a boy’s nameUS records 1941–1941
#36780boy rank1941peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Lany in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl201911 uses#660919861969–20199 listed years
Boy19415 uses#350319411941–19411 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.