Lannie

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning woolly meadow; a form of Lane or Laney.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Lannie by the numbers

Lannie was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 138 babies in 1949, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.

Other names that come from Lane

Like Lannie, each of these traces back to Lane: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Lanea narrow road or path1,254 in the US (2017)
  • Laneyfrom the lane; a form of Lane437 in the US (2017)
  • Lansonson of Lane; son of the land dweller5 in the US (2017)

Other names that come from Laney

Like Lannie, each of these traces back to Laney: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Laneyfrom the lane; a form of Lane437 in the US (2017)
  • Lainey-Maebright light; a form of Elaine or Laney6 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lannie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Lenniestrong lion; a form of Leonard210 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lonnienoble, strong; a form of Lionel95 in the US (2017)
  • Linnie6 in the US (2017)
  • Laynefrom the lane; a form of Lane443 in the US (2017)
  • Lanceto throw; weapon of a warrior404 in the US (2017)
  • Lauriea form of laura or lawrence112 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Lannie

Names that are said the same way as Lannie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Lannyfrom the lane; a form of Lane

Other names that mean a meadow or field

Like Lannie, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
  • Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
  • Bentleymeadow of bent grass3,945 in the US (2017)
  • Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
  • Wesleywestern meadow3,607 in the US (2017)
  • Ryleerye clearing; a respelling of Ryley2,971 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Lannie

Nobody has voted for Lannie yet

Vote for Lannie and put it up against all the other baby names

Vote for Lannie