Lana

Meaning and origin of Lana

Popularity of Lana in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2016.
• Over recent years, Lana has been falling (−8.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Lana every 4 schools, all spellings combined.

Lana in English-speaking countries

Lana ranks 152^nd in Northern Ireland, 181^st in Ireland and 202^nd in British Columbia (Canada), against 81^st in France.

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  152^nd girls’ name36 babies in 3 years1 girl in 625

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  202^nd girls’ name49 babies in 3 years1 girl in 810

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  181^st girls’ name77 babies in 3 years1 girl in 842+6.1% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  208^th girls’ name160 babies in 3 years1 girl in 966+0.4% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  223^rd girls’ name51 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,066

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  233^rd girls’ name621 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,236+3.3% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  398^th girls’ name2,335 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,069−0.5% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Lahna (in French)325
• Lanna (in French)45
• Lanah (in French)25
• Lannah10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Lana

• Lara
• Sasha
• Mila
• Maëlle
• Jenna
• Nina
• Mona
• Jana
• Mira
• Maëlys
• Kiara
• Solène

See also

• →French names of Celtic origin
• 81^stTop 100 French girl names