Lanyia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-NY-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Lanyia is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Lanyia come from?
Modern: La- prefix plus Nyia
Is Lanyia a girl's or a boy's name?
Lanyia is a girls' name.
How popular is Lanyia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 29 girls. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Lanyia in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lanyia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 29 | #4,577 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
Names like Lanyia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaylani, Noa, Kailani, Alani, Kalani, Malani, Nalani, Ilani, Kalea, Naylani, Layla, Kehlani
Names related to Lanyia
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
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, “Lanyia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lanyia, updated 20 October 2026.