Lanny Barby
There are approximately 1 people named Lanny Barby living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Lanny with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Barby. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Lanny
6.4K
Alive today
Named Barby
234
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 6.4K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1949
Average age: 68
Top Census group: White (86.2%)
Estimated bearers: 234
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #95,802
Per 100K: 0.07
Top ancestry: White (78.4%)
First name trend
Lanny: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Lanny. The peak year was 1949 with 498 births. The average person named Lanny today is 68 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lanny
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Lanny, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 86.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lanny described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Lanny at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White86.2% · 5,764
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.5% · 298
- Black or African American3.7% · 246
- Hispanic or Latino2.9% · 191
- Two or more races2.1% · 138
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 46
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Barby surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Barby, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 78.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Barby described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Barby at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White78.4% · 160
- Black or African American5.4% · 11
- Hispanic or Latino5.4% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.4% · 11
- Two or more races5.4% · 11
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Lanny has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0019% of the US population, based on 6,367 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Lanny right now.
The surname Barby appears at a rate of 0.07 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0001%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Lanny Barby. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Lanny Barby: questions and answers
How many people are named Lanny Barby?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Lanny Barby. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0019%) with the surname frequency (0.07 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Lanny Barby?
We classify Lanny Barby as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Lanny a male or female name?
Lanny is predominantly male. Out of 9,644 total SSA registrations, 99.3% were male and 0.7% were female. See the full Lanny profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
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