Lana has been given to about 57,449 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1948, which makes it a midcentury name.
Lana ranks 406th among American girls in 2025, with 768 born that year. Its best year was 1948, when 1,470 babies were given the name, ranking 188th. The typical living American called Lana is about 51 years old today. It is relatively most common in Hawaii, where it accounts for 0.20% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.