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Lana

OriginEnglish diminutive of Alana
Meaning"rock or handsome"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girls#406

2025 SSA

US rank · boysUnranked

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About Lana

Popularized in the 1940s by Lana (born Judy) Turner, today Lana is synonymous with American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. Although it has been rising steadily since the early 2000s, Lana still sits in the popularity "sweet spot" – familiar, but not overused. Simple, sleek and seamlessly international, it makes a great choice.

Lana is also given to boys.

Pronounced LAH-nah.

As of October 2026, Lana ranked #406 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #188 in 1948, Nameberry popularity #350.

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  • Lana Del Rey (born Elizabeth "Lizzy" Grant)Girl

    American singer,songwriter

  • Averil Maureen Anita "Lana" MorrisGirl

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  • Julia Jean "Lana" TurnerGirl

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  • Lana Michelle Moorer aka MC LyteGirl

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  • Lana Maria ParillaGirl

    American actress

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    ring name of Catherine Joy "C.J." Perry, American pro wrestler, she is also called the "Ravishing Russian"

  • Lana Wood (born Svetlana Gurdin)Girl

    American actress

  • Lana Jean ClarksonGirl

    American actress and model

  • Lana Wachowski (born Laurence "Larry" Wachowski)Girl

    American film director

  • Lana JurčevićGirl

    Croatian singer,songwriter

  • Lana TrotovšekGirl

    Slovenian violinist

  • Lana WolfGirl

    Dutch pop singer

  • Lana ObadGirl

    Miss Croatia 2010

  • Lana Therese Condor (born Tran Dong Lan)Girl

    Vietnamese,American actress

  • Lana NelsonGirl

    daughter of singer Willie Nelson

  • Lana Rockwell (b. 2003)Girl

    daughter of actress Karyn Parsons and director Alexandre Rockwell

  • Lana Lourdes Rupić (b. 2006)Girl

    son of actor Goran Višnjić and Mirela Rupić

  • Lana Westermann (b. 2008)Girl

    daughter of footballer Heiko Westermann

  • Lana Elise Gommans (b. 2015)Girl

    daughter of musicians Sander Gommans and Amanda Somerville

  • Lana KendrickGirl

    German Glamour Model, (b. 1990)

  • Lana BeestonGirl

    youngest child of family vloggers Sarah and Derik Beeston

Lana in pop culture

  • Lana LangGirl

    character in the Superman series

  • Lana SkyeGirl

    character in video game 'Ace Attorney'

  • Lana Arwen LazarGirl

    character in Michael Grant's Gone series

  • Lana "Lana Banana" WintersGirl

    character on TV's "American Horror Story: Asylum"

  • LanaGirl

    a character in the Princess Diaries series

  • LanaGirl

    Character on TV's "Switched at Birth"

  • Lana KaneGirl

    character on TV's "Archer"

  • LanaGirl

    character in film "Risky Business"

  • LanaGirl

    character in Rebecca Stead's "First Light"

  • Lana WillisGirl

    character in Becka Montana's "Queue"

  • Lana LoudGirl

    character on animated series "The Loud House"

  • LanaGirl

    Water,type Trial Captain of Akala Island in Pokemon Sun and Moon

  • Lana BenikoGirl

    character in the video game "Star Wars: The Old Republic"

  • Lana BlakeGirl

    character in the video game "Starbound"

  • Lana LeeGirl

    character from 'Interior Chinatown'

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