Boy
Lanny
As a boy's name, Lanny is understood to mean "Laurel or famous land". It had its heyday in the 1940s and has mostly fallen out of use since. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. Since 1900, roughly 9,616 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.
EtymologyDiminutive of Lawrence/Roland
Etymology"Laurel" or "famous land"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
5
1920s
6
1930s
950
1940s
3,352
1950s
2,767
1960s
1,222
1970s
754
1980s
301
1990s
127
2000s
97
2010s
35
Peaked in the 1940s · 9,616 total U.S. births since 1900