Lanny
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning from the lane; a form of Lane.
Babies a year
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no recent records
Rarity
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Lanny by the numbers
Its American peak was 498 babies in 1949, making it a 1940s name.
Other names that come from Lane
Like Lanny, 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.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lanny. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lennybrave lion; diminutive of Leonard370 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lonnylone; a form of Lonnie6 in the US (2017)
- Landy10 in the US (2017)
- Landynlong hill or open grassy hill; a modern respelling of Landon626 in the US (2017)
- Landryland ruler; from Landric602 in the US (2017)
- Laynefrom the lane; a form of Lane443 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Lanny
Names that are said the same way as Lanny, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Lanniewoolly meadow; a form of Lane or Laney5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lanny
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