The first name Lana

In 2025, 185 girls were named Lana, making it the 253rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2012, with 241 births (#208).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lana with other names.

In 2025, 768 girls born in the United States were named Lana, the 406th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1948, when 1,465 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Lana Turner
  American actress (1921–1995)
• Lana Rhoades
  American internet personality, podcaster and former pornographic film actress (born 1996)
• Lana Parrilla
  American actress, born 1977
• Lana Wood
  American actress, born 1946
• Lana Clarkson
  Actress and fashion model from the United States (1962–2003)
• Lana Bastašić
  Bosnian writer, born 1986
• Lana Jurčević
  Croatian singer, born 1984
• Lana Ghoghoberidze
  Georgian film director and politician (born 1928)
• Lana Pudar
  Bosnian swimmer, born 2006
• Lana Gehring
  American short track speed skater, born 1990
• Lana Lane
  American rock singer, born 1901
• Lana Zaki Nusseibeh
  Emirati diplomat

• Lara
• Nadia
• Anya
• Vera
• Natasha
• Sasha
• Olga
• Sonia
• Aleksandra
• Samara
• Irina
• Sonya
• Katia
• Natalya
• Asya
• Katya

All 42 names of Russian origin

What does the name Lana mean?

Short form of Alana, or from Russian Ла́на (Lána), diminutive of several names including Светла́на (Svetlána).

What is the origin of the name Lana?

Short form of Alana, or from Russian Ла́на (Lána), diminutive of several names including Светла́на (Svetlána).

How popular is the name Lana?

In 2025, 185 girls born in England and Wales were named Lana, ranking 253rd. Its peak was 2012, with 241 births.

Is Lana a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 57,449 US babies named Lana since 1880 were girls.

When was Lana most popular?

1948 in the United States, when 1,465 babies were named Lana, its highest rank at 188th.

How do you pronounce Lana?

Lana is /ˈlɑːnə/, 2 syllables.