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Lanie

Meaning: To shine, burn, or glow
Origin: Variant of Lainey · Itself a variant of Elaine (from Old French, from Greek)

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

Popularity over time

Lanie reached its best rank, #795, in 1880 and ranked #2227 in 2025. About 5,600 girls have carried it since 1880.

Across the states

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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 (TV series)

Spellings & nicknames

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.

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

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