Girl · #17,292 in 2026

Lanaye

Visé is a city and municipality of Wallonia, located on the river Meuse in the province of Liège, Belgium.

Current Rank
#17,292
Peak Rank
#8,037 (1989)
Total Babies
14
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1989
First Year
2009
Last Year
1989
Peak Year
#8037
Peak Rank
14
Total Count
2
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Lanaye

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Visé is a city and municipality of Wallonia, located on the river Meuse in the province of Liège, Belgium.

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Origin & history
The Germans entered Belgium on 4 August 1914, and entered Visé that day as part of the opening movements of the Battle of Liège . A small group of Belgian gendarmes opposed the advancing Germans and two of their number, Auguste Bouko and Jean-Pierre Thill, were killed in the action becoming the first Belgian casualties of World War I . On 7 August, in the Lixhe section of the town, the German 90th Infantry Regiment killed eleven civilians and destroyed eleven houses. By 17 August 1914, forty-two civilians were killed, and 586 out of the village's 840 houses had been destroyed. The Lixhe part o

The Story of Lanaye

Lanaye first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1989, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 9 Lanayes were born — ranking #8,037 that year. As of 2026, Lanaye ranks #17,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 14 Lanayes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Lanaye

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lanaye

What does the name Lanaye mean?
Visé is a city and municipality of Wallonia, located on the river Meuse in the province of Liège, Belgium.
How popular is Lanaye in 2026?
In 2026, Lanaye ranks #17,292 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Lanaye most popular?
Lanaye reached its peak popularity in 1989, ranking #8,037 that year with 9 babies given the name.
Is Lanaye a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Lanaye is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Lanaye?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Lanaye include Magdalina, Saleta, Charletha. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Lanaye

Lanaye is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 14 births in the dataset. Lanaye's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #8,037. Use the chart and map above to compare Lanaye's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.