Lana is an established girls' name that peaked in 1948 and has grown less common since.
Lana is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #406 for girl births in the United States (and #839 across all names), given to 768 babies. Lana was first reported in SSA data in 1885 and peaked in 1948 (1,465 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 768 | 768 | #406 | — |
| 2024 | 830 | 830 | #374 | — |
| 2023 | 737 | 737 | #416 | — |
| 2022 | 750 | 750 | #421 | — |
| 2021 | 828 | 828 | #377 | — |
| 2020 | 793 | 793 | #393 | — |
| 2019 | 814 | 814 | #384 | — |
| 2018 | 872 | 872 | #360 | — |
| 2017 | 847 | 847 | #369 | — |
| 2016 | 847 | 847 | #391 | — |
| 2015 | 922 | 922 | #356 | — |
| 2014 | 943 | 943 | #352 | — |
| 2013 | 732 | 732 | #414 | — |
| 2012 | 708 | 708 | #441 | — |
| 2011 | 608 | 608 | #488 | — |
| 2010 | 628 | 628 | #480 | — |
| 2009 | 707 | 707 | #446 | — |
| 2008 | 731 | 731 | #434 | — |
| 2007 | 813 | 813 | #405 | — |
| 2006 | 773 | 773 | #412 | — |
| 2005 | 705 | 705 | #437 | — |
| 2004 | 640 | 640 | #465 | — |
| 2003 | 573 | 573 | #501 | — |
| 2002 | 380 | 380 | #668 | — |
| 2001 | 235 | 235 | #942 | — |
| 2000 | 209 | 209 | #1,013 | — |
| 1999 | 206 | 206 | #999 | — |
| 1998 | 186 | 186 | #1,057 | — |
| 1997 | 179 | — | #1,063 | — |
| 1996 | 182 | — | #1,029 | — |
| 1995 | 206 | — | #917 | — |
| 1994 | 192 | — | #968 | — |
| 1993 | 217 | — | #891 | — |
| 1992 | 231 | — | #859 | — |
| 1991 | 233 | — | #859 | — |
| 1990 | 251 | — | #799 | — |
| 1989 | 304 | — | #668 | — |
| 1988 | 328 | — | #611 | — |
| 1987 | 324 | — | #602 | — |
| 1986 | 302 | — | #621 | — |
| 1985 | 337 | — | #578 | — |
| 1984 | 376 | — | #516 | — |
| 1983 | 344 | — | #545 | — |
| 1982 | 334 | — | #555 | — |
| 1981 | 379 | — | #521 | — |
| 1980 | 456 | — | #466 | — |
| 1979 | 417 | — | #489 | — |
| 1978 | 511 | — | #405 | — |
| 1977 | 474 | — | #428 | — |
| 1976 | 384 | — | #479 | — |
| 1975 | 445 | — | #442 | — |
| 1974 | 457 | — | #428 | — |
| 1973 | 460 | — | #425 | — |
| 1972 | 600 | — | #365 | — |
| 1971 | 707 | — | #352 | — |
| 1970 | 780 | — | #336 | — |
| 1969 | 863 | — | #308 | #4,743 |
| 1968 | 804 | — | #311 | — |
| 1967 | 919 | — | #280 | — |
| 1966 | 876 | — | #286 | — |
| 1965 | 781 | — | #322 | — |
| 1964 | 883 | — | #311 | — |
| 1963 | 817 | — | #330 | — |
| 1962 | 787 | — | #335 | — |
| 1961 | 819 | — | #329 | — |
| 1960 | 776 | — | #339 | — |
| 1959 | 724 | — | #354 | — |
| 1958 | 672 | — | #355 | — |
| 1957 | 650 | — | #356 | — |
| 1956 | 680 | — | #336 | — |
| 1955 | 770 | — | #308 | — |
| 1954 | 811 | — | #298 | — |
| 1953 | 1,009 | — | #256 | — |
| 1952 | 1,104 | — | #237 | — |
| 1951 | 1,198 | — | #221 | — |
| 1950 | 1,314 | — | #205 | — |
| 1949 | 1,318 | — | #206 | — |
| 1948 | 1,470 | — | #188 | #3,958 |
| 1947 | 1,364 | — | #195 | — |
| 1946 | 1,300 | — | #189 | — |
| 1945 | 946 | — | #208 | — |
| 1944 | 901 | — | #219 | — |
| 1943 | 1,004 | — | #208 | #3,812 |
| 1942 | 857 | — | #224 | — |
| 1941 | 625 | — | #255 | — |
| 1940 | 424 | — | #306 | — |
| 1939 | 87 | — | #732 | — |
| 1938 | 40 | — | #1,152 | — |
| 1937 | 17 | — | #1,959 | — |
| 1936 | 13 | — | #2,331 | — |
| 1935 | 15 | — | #2,154 | — |
| 1934 | 19 | — | #1,807 | — |
| 1933 | 14 | — | #2,221 | — |
| 1932 | 13 | — | #2,430 | — |
| 1931 | 11 | — | #2,668 | — |
| 1930 | 22 | — | #1,726 | — |
| 1929 | 19 | — | #1,920 | — |
| 1928 | 17 | — | #2,143 | — |
| 1927 | 26 | — | #1,647 | — |
| 1926 | 22 | — | #1,851 | — |
| 1925 | 36 | — | #1,330 | — |
| 1924 | 26 | — | #1,699 | — |
| 1923 | 23 | — | #1,802 | — |
| 1922 | 26 | — | #1,662 | — |
| 1921 | 21 | — | #1,958 | — |
| 1920 | 14 | — | #2,520 | — |
| 1919 | 18 | — | #2,027 | — |
| 1918 | 22 | — | #1,782 | — |
| 1917 | 22 | — | #1,682 | — |
| 1916 | 21 | — | #1,718 | — |
| 1915 | 14 | — | #2,190 | — |
| 1914 | 9 | — | #2,532 | — |
| 1913 | 7 | — | #2,676 | — |
| 1912 | 10 | — | #1,907 | — |
| 1911 | 9 | — | #1,718 | — |
| 1910 | 10 | — | #1,571 | — |
| 1909 | 6 | — | #2,090 | — |
| 1908 | 5 | — | #2,279 | — |
| 1907 | 6 | — | #1,945 | — |
| 1906 | 8 | — | #1,487 | — |
| 1905 | 14 | — | #1,039 | — |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,770 | — |
| 1903 | 9 | — | #1,263 | — |
| 1902 | 8 | — | #1,382 | — |
| 1901 | 9 | — | #1,182 | — |
| 1900 | 10 | — | #1,271 | — |
| 1897 | 7 | — | #1,323 | — |
| 1896 | 11 | — | #1,019 | — |
| 1895 | 7 | — | #1,365 | — |
| 1894 | 8 | — | #1,190 | — |
| 1893 | 14 | — | #813 | — |
| 1892 | 11 | — | #939 | — |
| 1891 | 5 | — | #1,426 | — |
| 1888 | 9 | — | #924 | — |
| 1887 | 6 | — | #1,092 | — |
| 1885 | 6 | — | #990 | — |