Feminine dossier · first seen 1885

Lana

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Lana
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1948

Peak rank proxy

1,465

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1885Peak 19482024

Peak year

1948

Decline from peak

43.4%

2024

829

All-time

56,666

Lana has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1948, when 1,465 girls were named Lana.

In 2024, only 829 girls were given the name.

Down 43.4% from its peak.

All told, about 56,666 Americans have been named Lana and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1885.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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