What origin is the name Lana?

Lana comes from irish naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Lana a popular name?

Lana is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

Yes. Lana does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

What are good brother names for Lana?

Names from the same irish tradition pair naturally with Lana — for example Liam, Aiden, Aidan. You can browse more on our irish names page.

Lana Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

Lana

Girl

irish

2 syllables

Lana is an irish girl's name meaning "Attractive, peaceful; abbreviation of alana. fair; good-looking; diminutive of alana: this name of uncertain origin may be a feminine form of man, or derived from the irish gaelic word for child; wool".

Lana is a girl name of irish origin meaning "Attractive, peaceful; abbreviation of alana. fair; good-looking; diminutive of alana: this name of uncertain origin may be a feminine form of man, or derived from the irish gaelic word for child; wool". At just 4 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 2 syllables.

Origin: irish
Gender: Girl
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Attractive, peaceful; abbreviation of alana. fair; good-looking; diminutive of alana: this name of uncertain origin may be a feminine form of man, or derived from the irish gaelic word for child; wool

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Quick answers about Lana

Very rare in US records

What does Lana mean?

Lana is a girl name of irish origin meaning "Attractive, peaceful; abbreviation of alana. fair; good-looking; diminutive of alana: this name of uncertain origin may be a feminine form of man, or derived from the irish gaelic word for child; wool".

Is Lana a rare name?

Yes. Lana does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Lana

Liam Aiden Aidan Sean Declan Patrick

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Names with a similar meaning to Lana

Lana means "Attractive, peaceful; abbreviation of alana. fair; good-looking; diminutive of alana: this name of uncertain origin may be a feminine form of man, or derived from the irish gaelic word for child; wool" — these names share that spirit.