Lanijah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-NEE-juh
- Origin
- Modern
Lanijah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Lanijah come from?
Modern: La- prefix plus Nijah
Is Lanijah a girl's or a boy's name?
Lanijah is a girls' name.
How popular is Lanijah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Lanijah in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lanijah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
Names like Lanijah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaylani Kailani Xylani Kaliyah Alani Kalani Ilani Malani Zaniyah Ulani Nalani Jaliyah
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lanijah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lanijah, updated 20 October 2026.