Lana
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bright or fair; a form of Helen or Alana.
Babies a year
185
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#406
down from #374
UK popularity
#253
185 babies · down from #246
How Lana has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #355 |
| 2016 | #391 |
| 2017 | #368 |
| 2018 | #360 |
| 2019 | #384 |
| 2020 | #392 |
| 2021 | #376 |
| 2022 | #422 |
| 2023 | #416 |
| 2024 | #374 |
| 2025 | #406 |
In 2025, 185 babies in England and Wales were named Lana. In the US, 842 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,465 in 1948.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Lana was most common in 1950, when it went to 0.07% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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