Lan Boy & girl
How popular is Lan?
#8,906 boy name in 2025
8 baby boys were named Lan in the US in 2025, making it the 8906th most popular boy name.
1,043living people named Lan (est.)
39median age of people named Lan
1,087babies named Lan since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Lan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #8,906 for boys (▼ 599 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 boys |
| 10-year trend | New in the last 10 years |
| Peak year | 1981 (19 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,495 in 1981 |
| First recorded | 1948 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 76% boys, 24% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lane family of names ranked #211 for boys in 2025 (#223 the year before), with 1,820 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Lan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 | #3,315 |
| 1950s | 31 | #3,020 |
| 1960s | 10 | #3,965 |
| 1970s | 38 | #2,971 |
| 1980s | 108 | #2,495 |
| 1990s | 37 | #7,764 |
| 2000s | 31 | #8,449 |
| 2010s | 24 | #8,813 |
| 2020s | 33 | #8,307 |
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Questions
- Is Lan a boy or girl name?
- Lan is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 76% of babies named Lan were boys and 24% were girls.
- How popular is the name Lan?
- 8 baby boys were named Lan in the US in 2025, making it the 8906th most popular boy name.
- When was Lan most popular?
- Lan peaked in 1981, when 19 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,495 in 1981.
- How many people are named Lan?
- 1,087 babies have been named Lan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,043 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 39.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.