Lanny
Meaning
nickname most often short for Roland, famous land, or Orlando; sometimes linked to Lancelot or Leland.
The formal names behind Lanny
Lanny is an established short form of this name.
Landon · English origin · "long hill," a place name turned surname turned first name; it rode the 2000s wave of two-syllable boys' names ending in -n and outlasted many of them. Newer than it sounds, easygoing as they come
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Lanny peaked in the 1940s and the 1950s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
176 people · the #27,790 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 21
Among people named Lanny living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Lanny
Most people given the name Lanny in the United States were born between 1940 and 1979. The Lanny you meet today is most often in his 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Lanny deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Lanny 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 Lanny fits with your family’s names and surname.
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