Meaning 
The name Lana has the following meaning: One who is beautiful and fair. Also means "shining light" in Greek. A form of Alana, meaning "precious". Popularized by the hit TV series "Smallville".
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Lana is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 589 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Lana fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 16 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 448 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Lana in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Lana is pronounced as lay-nah Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Lana and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Lana: Boys - Godfrey, Helmer, Hilliard, Orland, Pershing, Werner, Willam, Girls - Adelaide, Etta, Giselle, Henrietta, Leoda, Leona, Mina, Both genders - Alice, Ballard, Bertha, Charles, Emerson, Emma
Variants 
Style 
We think the name Lana should fall under the following style category: The 70's. See other The 70's girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Lana to be: Cute and elegant ladyIn one word, you might describe Lana as a(n) " elegant" person. See other "elegant" names for girls.
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