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    The first name Lanny

    A boy’s name.

    2 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    A diminutive of the male given name Laurence.

    Lanny is a short form of

    .

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Lanny at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2024, 5 boys born in the United States were named Lanny, the 13,421st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1949, when 498 were.

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    9,644
    babies named Lanny since 1880
    #13,421
    rank in 2024
    1949
    peak year

    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.

    Famous people named Lanny

    5 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lanny Barby
      French Canadian pornographic actress, born 1981
    • Lanny McDonald
      Canadian ice hockey player, born 1953
    • Lanny Bassham
      American sports shooter, born 1947
    • Lanny Flaherty
      American actor (1942–2024)
    • Lanny Poffo
      Canadian-American professional wrestler and author, 1954–2023

    Questions

    Is Lanny a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 9,644 US babies named Lanny since 1880 were boys.
    When was Lanny most popular?
    1949 in the United States, when 498 babies were named Lanny, its highest rank at 303rd.