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Lanai

/ləˈnaɪ/ · 100% girls · 16 born in 2025

Lanai has been given to about 556 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ləˈnaɪ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 548
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lanai per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 26
  • Born in 202516
  • All time556

How popular is Lanai?

Its best year was 2008, when 26 babies were given the name, ranking 5514th. The typical living American called Lanai is about 18 years old today.

Names that sound like Lanai

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sanai0.85
  2. Lani0.74
  3. Lana0.70
  4. Sarai0.70
  5. Laney0.61
  6. Lauri0.59
  7. Laci0.59
  8. Lara0.55

Middle names for Lanai

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lanai Catherine0.84
  2. Lanai Josephine0.84
  3. Lanai Rose0.83
  4. Lanai Marie0.83
  5. Lanai Grace0.83
  6. Lanai Jane0.83

Sibling names for Lanai

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Soleilsister · 0.83
  2. Azariasister · 0.83
  3. Yarelisister · 0.82
  4. Mustafabrother · 0.82
  5. Misaelbrother · 0.82
  6. Blazebrother · 0.82

Where Lanai is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Lanai Reyes0.78
    2. Lanai Nguyen0.78
    3. Lanai Moore0.78
    4. Lanai Hall0.78
    5. Lanai Green0.78
    6. Lanai Brown0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Lanai

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.