Lana
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Lana is inseparable from screen star Lana Turner, whose birth name was actually Julia. Lana is often called a variation of Alanna meaning “rock,” though its origins are murky, with links to Latin “wool,” Alan, or Helen. Other meanings offered include Irish “peaceful” or “pretty,” Gaelic “comely, cheerful,” Hawaiian “afloat,” and Greek “light.” A comic-book Lana is Lana Lang, Clark Kent’s red-haired childhood friend and early love interest.
Sources: 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Numerology for Baby Names, 10,000 Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Lana in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Lana against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Lana is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Lana in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 768 girls were named Lana, making it the #406 girls' name in the US. Since 1885, 57,434 girls have been named Lana, with the most (1,465) in 1948. It is most common, relative to births, in Hawaii, New Jersey and Nevada.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Lana in other languages
- Ana Dutch, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish
- Lena Dutch, English, German, Italian, Polish
- Liana English, Italian, Romanian
- Svetlana Estonian, Latvian, Slovenian
- Alana Polish
- Ellina Hungarian
Lana name days
- September 28 Latvia
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Lana
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Lana, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Lana | 2009 | Eastern Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Typhoon Lana (Category 1) | 1948 | Western Pacific | 148 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Lana
There are 51 towns and villages with Lana in their name, in 20 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 9🇮🇳 India 6🇮🇹 Italy 6🇨🇳 China 4🇲🇲 Myanmar 4🇮🇩 Indonesia 3🇳🇬 Nigeria 3🇨🇴 Colombia 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Lana | Trentino-Alto Adige, 🇮🇹 Italy | 9,244 | Map |
| Río Lana | Oaxaca, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 144 | Map |
| Lana | Tyrol, 🇦🇹 Austria | 81 | Map |
| Lana | Trentino-Alto Adige, 🇮🇹 Italy | 30 | Map |
| La Lana | Santiago Rodríguez, 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | – | Map |
| La Lana | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| La Lana | Oaxaca, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| La Lana | Falcón, 🇻🇪 Venezuela | – | Map |
| Lana | Guangxi, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Lana | Guangxi, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Lana
There are 3 lakes and reservoirs with Lana in their name, in 2 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 2🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | |
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| La Lana | Nuevo León, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Lana Lake | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Presa Lana | Sonora, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lana songs
8 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Lana in their title. The best known:
- Freak (Lana Del Rey song) – Lana Del Rey (2016)
- American (Lana Del Rey song) – Lana Del Rey (2012)
- Change (Lana Del Rey song)
- Text Book (Lana Del Rey song) – Lana Del Rey (2021)
- Tough (Quavo and Lana Del Rey song) (2024)
- Per i tuoi larghi occhi / Fila la lana – Fabrizio De André (1965)
- Fila la lana – Fabrizio De André
- Thodi Bhikshya Karkey Lana – Nachiketa Ghosh (1975)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Lana
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Lana.
Lana Del Rey
Lana Parrilla
Lana Turner
Fictional characters named Lana
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Lana as a pet name
FurryName has found 196 dogs named Lana in public pet registers, making it the #571 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (11), Basel (9), Miranda (2). Lana as a dog name →
FurryName has found 7 cats named Lana in public pet registers, making it the #913 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Fusagasugá (1), Golden Plains Shire (1), Tacoma (1). Lana as a cat name →
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