Lan
Meaning
orchid (兰/蘭); a pinyin name occasionally chosen as a standalone American given name for its elegant simplicity
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Lan has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
126 people · the #35,022 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 30
Among people named Lan living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Lan
Most people given the name Lan in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The Lan you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Lan deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Lan truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Lan fits with your family’s names and surname.
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