Name meaning & stats
Laniya
Laniya means “light, or rock (debated)” (Russian origin). 3,162 US babies since 1940, peak 2007.
What it means
“light, or rock (debated)”
RussianSpelling of Lana
In US birth records
Peak year: 2007
3,162 US babies were named Laniya between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Laniya (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
1 in 23 Lanas spell it Laniya
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2007)