Lanya
La Nya or Nya is one of six departments in Logone Oriental, a region of Chad. Its capital is Bébédjia.
Meaning & Origin of Lanya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
La Nya or Nya is one of six departments in Logone Oriental, a region of Chad. Its capital is Bébédjia.
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The Story of Lanya
Lanya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1970, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 75 Lanyas were born — ranking #2,359 that year. As of 2026, Lanya ranks #10,241 for baby girls with 9 births, falling sharply (-29%). In total, more than 871 Lanyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lanya
Lanya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 871 births in the dataset. Lanya's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #2,359. Use the chart and map above to compare Lanya'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 .
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