Lanyla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-NY-luh
- Origin
- Modern
Lanyla is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Lanyla come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps Lan- with the ending of Layla
Is Lanyla a girl's or a boy's name?
Lanyla is a girls' name.
How popular is Lanyla in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Lanyla in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lanyla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 16 | #6,919 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
Names like Lanyla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kehlani Kaylani Kailani Malani Kalani Naylani Meilani Noa Nailani Nalani Ilani Alani
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, “Lanyla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lanyla, updated 20 October 2026.