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Lanie

“Variant of Lainey — itself a variant of Elaine, to shine, burn, or glow” — Old French, from Greek (via Elaine, via Lainey) origin

Girl's name · #2227 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Lanie reached its best rank, #795, in 1880 and ranked #2227 in 2025. About 5,600 girls have carried it since 1880. Together with its spelling variant Laney (#674), Lanie would rank around #584 with about 500 births last year — the newborns split about 84/16 between Laney and Lanie.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lanies

• Lanie Lane — Australian blues-jazz singer-musician
• Lanie Ortillo — Filipina footballer (born 2005)
• Lanie Buice — American racing driver

In stories & tradition

• Lanie Parish — Castle

Similar names: Laney · Melia · Lane · Ani · Coral · Janie

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