Lanny

Last seen for girls in 2010 at #16,992 · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #12,349
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1942 · 414 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
9,577
since 1919

Lanny over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Lanny has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #299, 1942boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025——
2024—#12,3495
2023—#12,2395
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2021—#12,1465
2020—#9,5547
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2018—#10,7606
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2015—#10,6446
2014—#12,1085
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2012—#12,2745
2011—#5,94514
2010#16,9925—
2009#17,2945#10,9946
2008—#12,5535
2007—#7,59010
2006—#9,5857
2005—#5,27815
2004—#6,97610
2003—#7,8318
2002—#7,0559
2001—#7,5368
2000—#5,04014
1999—#6,04210
1998—#7,5607
1997—#5,28811
1996—#6,4968
1995—#5,50110
1994—#6,3728
1993—#4,69712
1992—#3,22020
1991—#2,60626
1990—#3,77915
1989—#2,98920
1988—#2,14629
1987—#2,33324
1986—#2,42922
1985—#2,29323
1984—#1,76432
1983—#1,95527
1982#10,5175#1,56339
1981#9,1106#1,99627
1980—#1,37847
1979—#1,20657
1978—#1,21454
1977—#1,06466
1976—#1,01067
1975—#1,00766
1974#7,6806#97770
1973—#91477
1972—#83792
1971—#88684
1970—#769115
1969—#756107
1968—#734103
1967—#76890
1966—#694114
1965—#702112
1964—#723113
1963—#723117
1962—#694122
1961—#603172
1960—#598172
1959—#607161
1958—#535206
1957—#570184
1956—#513218
1955—#486228
1954#5,7535#470240
1953#5,0406#408293
1952#4,4837#382321
1951—#336409
1950—#306489
1949—#303498
1948—#392298
1947#4,7646#375335
1946#4,4176#358332
1945—#384241
1944#4,5745#383247
1943—#358292
1942—#299414
1941—#301371
1940#4,3495#329302
1939—#388212
1938—#420183
1937—#429174
1936—#491133
1935—#520123
1934—#61593
1933—#1,36124
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First appearance
1919

The first year at least five boys were named Lanny! It came in at #4,168, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1919–1922, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Lanny is popular in 1952

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedNHWashington: #232 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,720 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #227 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,430 boysMNIllinois: #405 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 9,145 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedWIMichigan: #412 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 9,622 boysMINew York: #522 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 14,980 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedSDIowa: #214 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,376 boysIAIndiana: #280 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,199 boysINOhio: #305 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,637 boysOHPennsylvania: #372 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 9,818 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #576 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 14,032 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedUTColorado: #251 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,568 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedNEMissouri: #323 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,934 boysMOKentucky: #208 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,699 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedVAMaryland: #325 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,527 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedNMKansas: #280 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,756 boysKSArkansas: #262 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,383 boysARTennessee: #260 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,814 boysTNNorth Carolina: #334 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,802 boysNCSouth Carolina: #291 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,340 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #293 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,008 boysOKLouisiana: #518 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,517 boysLAMississippi: #303 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,883 boysMSAlabama: #312 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,532 boysALGeorgia: #370 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,188 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedHITexas: #364 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 3,197 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Lanny, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#208 · 1 in 1,699
  2. Iowa#214 · 1 in 2,376
  3. Minnesota#227 · 1 in 3,430
  4. Washington#232 · 1 in 2,720
  5. Colorado#251 · 1 in 2,568

Best ever in a state: #128 in Nebraska, 1939.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#208211 in 1,699
Iowa#214131 in 2,376
Minnesota#227111 in 3,430
Washington#232111 in 2,720
Colorado#25171 in 2,568
Tennessee#260141 in 2,814
Arkansas#26291 in 2,383
Indiana#280121 in 4,199
Kansas#28061 in 3,756
South Carolina#29191 in 3,340
Oklahoma#29381 in 3,008
Mississippi#303101 in 2,883
Ohio#305181 in 5,637
Alabama#312111 in 3,532
Missouri#32391 in 4,934
Maryland#32551 in 5,527
North Carolina#334141 in 3,802
Texas#364361 in 3,197
Georgia#37091 in 5,188
Pennsylvania#372121 in 9,818
Illinois#405111 in 9,145
Michigan#41291 in 9,622
Louisiana#51851 in 7,517
New York#522111 in 14,980
California#576101 in 14,032
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Lanny
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
  • Biggest jump: 746 spots in 1934 (#1,361 → #615)
  • Biggest drop: 117 spots in 1971 (#769 → #886)
Rise & fade · boys
23 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1919
  • Peaked 1942 at #299 (414 births)
  • Births halved by 1957, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 41 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 41 yrs · run 1934–1974
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,311
  • Highest: 1 in 3,311 boys born in 1941 were named Lanny (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 344,578 boys born in 2024 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #299 in 1942, was only 1 in 3,336 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1940s
  • 34.8% of all boys named Lanny (3,330) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s5#4,168 (1919)#4,168
1920s6#3,822 (1923)#3,822
1930s950#388 (1939)#886
1940s3,330#299 (1942)#348
1950s2,749#306 (1950)#461
1960s1,222#598 (1960)#700
1970s748#769 (1970)#988
1980s290#1,378 (1980)#2,085
1990s127#2,606 (1991)#5,156
2000s92#5,040 (2000)#8,044
2010s36#5,945 (2011)#10,346
2020s22#9,554 (2020)#11,572

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lanny in 1952

girls
#4,483
7 births · 1 in 264,905 girls
boys
#382
321 births · 1 in 6,055 boys

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #4,483Lanny7

Top boys' names in 1952

  1. #1James87,065
  2. #2Robert86,588
  3. #3John83,140
  4. #4Michael79,037
  5. #5David71,752
  6. #6William63,039
  7. #7Richard58,350
  8. #8Thomas48,647
  9. #9Charles38,866
  10. #10Gary38,754
  11. #382Lanny321
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 264,905 of them was named Lanny, which outranked 29.8% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lanny
  1. #4,123Wilhemenia8
  2. #4,123Yevonne8
  3. #4,123Zoila8
  4. #4,483Lanny7
  5. #4,483Adline7
  6. #4,483Albertina7
  7. #4,483Aleeta7
  8. #4,908Aaron6
  9. #4,908Adene6
  10. #4,908Adonna6

Tied with 424 names at #4,483; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,943,633 boys got a published name in 1952; 1 in 6,055 of them was named Lanny, which outranked 91.0% of the 4,257 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lanny
  1. #379Cleveland326
  2. #379Salvador326
  3. #381Gale324
  4. #382Lanny321
  5. #382Ken321
  6. #384Emmett320
  7. #385Christian319
  8. #386Harlan317

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 753Darren#1,598 → #845
  2. ↑ 372Robby#1,242 → #870
  3. ↑ 355Cris#1,218 → #863
  4. ↑ 301Ethan#1,295 → #994
  5. ↑ 280Adan#1,150 → #870
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Ottis#984 → #1,461
  2. ↓ 408Wayland#915 → #1,323
  3. ↓ 330Mcarthur#806 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 305Arvin#963 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 285Levon#881 → #1,166

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1952 →