Lanny is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Lanny means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Lanny across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Lanny has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Lanny is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “land”. A pet form of Roland or Orlando.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 9,644 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Lanny per year, United States (1919 to 2024). United States peaked in 1949 (498/yr).
Lanny has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1949, when it ranked #650 nationally (given to 498 babies that year).
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