Lana
Female#69 most common in Croatia12,244 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Light; short form of Svjetlana
- Origin:
- Slavic
About the name Lana
A short form of Svjetlana ('light') that became a very popular independent name in Croatia and internationally.
Popularity with newborns
- Girls · 2025 · 129 births · #30 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
12,244 people in Croatia are called Lana, according to the 2021 census. That is #69 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Lana is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Lana
- Lana Turner — American actress
- Lana Del Rey — American musician
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.