Lanyiah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-NY-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Lanyiah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Lanyiah come from?
Modern: spelling of Lanyia; La- prefix plus Nyia
Meaning borrowed from Lanyia.
Is Lanyiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Lanyiah is a girls' name.
How popular is Lanyiah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Lanyiah in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lanyiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
Names like Lanyiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaniyah Kaliyah Zaliyah Zariah Jaliyah Kamiyah Aaliyah Kaylani Aziyah Hadassah Alaiyah Ailany
Names related to Lanyiah
More Modern names
Jayden Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani 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, “Lanyiah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lanyiah, updated 20 October 2026.