Lanny
Lanny is a masculine personal name attributed as a variation of Laurence or Roland and may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Lanny
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lanny is a masculine personal name attributed as a variation of Laurence or Roland and may refer to:
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The Story of Lanny
Lanny first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1919, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1949, when 498 Lannys were born — ranking #303 that year. As of 2026, Lanny ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10K Lannys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Lanny
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- Lanny Bassham (born 1947), American sports shooter, 1976 Olympic champion
- Lanny Berman (born 1943), American psychologist, psychotherapist, and suicidologist
- Lanny Boleski (c. 1941–1997), retired Canadian Football League player
- Lanny Breuer (born 1958), American lawyer and former Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
- Lanny Cordola (born 1961), American guitarist
- Lanny Davis (born 1945), American lawyer
- Alan O. Ebenstein (born 1959), American political scientist, educator and author
- Lanny Fite (born c. 1950), American politician
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Names that sound like Lanny
Phonetically similar names — useful when Lanny is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Lanny
Lanny is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Lanny's peak popularity came in 1949 when it ranked #303. Use the chart and map above to compare Lanny'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.