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Girl name Russian origin Christian tradition

Lana

LAH-nə · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Light or rock, short form of Svetlana or Alana
Language
Russian
Culture
Russian;English
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Russian · short
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#374
2024 births829
Peak year1948
First appeared1885
Total US births56,666
1948 peak18851920195519892024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
LanLala
Alternate spellings
LannaLannah
In other languages
Lana (Russian/Slavic)Lána (Hungarian)

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Notable people named Lana

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