Lana
From Hebrew, carrying the sense of "light" or "bright". In Poland the name barely registers: fewer than 400 women have it, and most Poles will never meet one, though a small run of newborns each year suggests it's beginning to catch on.
Lana Pronunciation
Lana is pronounced LAH-nah (/ˈlana/).
What Lana means
Where Lana comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
The name Lana comes from a Hebrew root that speaks of light and brightness. Read in Polish, that meaning settles into two words, jasna and promienna. The origin is old, and the sense of light has held to the name without much drift.
The meaning is plain. A child called Lana carries a word for brightness and little ornament beyond it. In its Hebrew source the link is to light itself, the kind that fills a room early in the day. There is no diminutive here, no softer variant to fall back on. Lana stands on its own.
On an imieniny an aunt might call the name in full, Lana, with nothing to shorten. The name holds its short shape and asks for no addition. Its Polish gloss, jasna and promienna, keeps it close to the light that the Hebrew root once named.
How many people are named Lana
1 in 59326 women in Poland is named Lana. 380 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1522 among female names.
Lana's popularity over time
8 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #774 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2017.
Where Lana is most popular
Lana is most popular in Masovian, 205% above the national average (11 girls born 2019–2025), followed by Pomeranian (+100%) and Kuyavian-Pomeranian (+80%). It is least common in Silesian and Lesser Poland, 14% and 13% below average respectively.
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Masovian11 girls born+205%
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Pomeranian3 girls born+100%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian2 girls born+80%
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Greater Poland2 girls born−9%
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Lesser Poland2 girls born−13%
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Silesian2 girls born−14%
Lana as a middle name
Lana is a first name for 380 women in Poland and a middle name for another 22, a 95/5 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 1528th, between Laetitia (22) and Letizia (22).
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#1526 Josephina22
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#1527 Laetitia22
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#1528 Lana22
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#1529 Letizia22
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#1530 Lilith22