Lana

What Lana means

Form of Elon, meaning “oak tree”

form of Alana || Borrowed from Hebrew אֵילֹן (ʼÊlōn, literally “oak tree”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Lana” (revision 94593821) and “Elon” (revision 94539075), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Lana?

US: Falling: down from #355 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #222 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1948, when 1,465 girls got the name (#188 that year). First in the US records in 1885.

How common

• About 1 in 2,093 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 1,369 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 1,376 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in HI (4.66 per 1,000 girls), CT (0.87 per 1,000 girls), NJ (0.87 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Lana is #406 in the US and #253 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Lana were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Luna6,076 US · 757 E&W
• Lena1,106 US · 158 E&W
• Lina527 US · 200 E&W
• Laney421 US · 12 E&W
• Leena212 US · 80 E&W
• Leni197 US · 78 E&W
• Lani131 US · 25 E&W
• Lenna115 US · 7 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Lana

Girls

• Mila#43Editor’s note Up from #53 in 2015 to #43 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 340 US girls in the 2025 records
• Milena#950“dear, kind”^*
• Milan#751Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1969, with 8 babies
• Ivanna#566Same root as Jane, meaning “God is gracious”^*
• Vera#205“faith”^*
• Anya#375Editor’s note Up from #550 in 2015 to #375 in 2025 in the US

For a brother

• Luka#85Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #85 vs #261 in 2025
• Damir#980Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1974, with 6 babies
• Ivan#162Same root as John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”^*
• Milan#242Editor’s note Used for both: 80% of US babies named Milan in 2025 were boys
• Ira#819“watchful”^*
• Beckham#168“homestead”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Slavic where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Lana’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.