Names Like Lana — Find Similar Baby Names
Lana is a 4-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Light”. This page collects 126 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Laina and Lala, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -ana like Ana and Bana, and names sharing the “light” concept like Aaylah and Abner.
For the full Lana profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Lana page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Lana
24 baby names that differ from Lana by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laina | 1 | Path: Roadway. Variant Of Surnames Lane And Laine. | English | Female |
| Lala | 1 | Equivalent Of English Lara, "Famous; Cheerful." | Hawaiian | Female |
| Lama | 1 | Darkness Of Lips | Arabic | Female |
| Lan | 1 | Orchid Flower | Vietnamese | Female |
| Landa | 1 | Reference To The Virgin Mary | Spanish | Female |
| Lane | 1 | From The Long Meadow | English | Male |
| Lang | 1 | Sweet Potato | Vietnamese | Female |
| Lanh | 1 | Gentle | Vietnamese | Female |
| Lani | 1 | Sky; Heaven | Hawaiian | Female |
| Lanna | 1 | Variant Of Lana Fair: Good-Looking. | English | Female |
| Lansa | 1 | Hopi Name Meaning " Lance." | Native American | Male |
| Lanu | 1 | Miwok Name.Meaning Unknown | Native American | Male |
| Lany | 1 | Servant | Irish | Male |
| Lara | 1 | Protection. Popular Surname And Place Name. | Spanish | Female |
| Leana | 1 | Derived From An Irish Gaelic Of Helen: (Light:Beautiful Woman): Var... | English | Female |
| Lena | 1 | Name Suffix. | English | Female |
| Liana | 1 | Bond | French | Female |
| Lina | 1 | Light | Romanian | Female |
| Lona | 1 | Solitary | English | Female |
| Laban | 2 | White | Hawaiian | Male |
| Lace | 2 | Derived From Lacey Which Is A French Nobleman's Surname Brought To... | English | Female |
| Lach | 2 | Lives Near Water | English | Male |
| Laci | 2 | Derived From Lacey Which Is A French Nobleman's Surname Brought To... | French | Female |
| Lacina | 2 | Derived From Lacey Which Is A French Nobleman's Surname Brought To... | French | Female |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Lana’s Greek origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abdera | From Abdera | Female |
| Abderus | Myth Name (A Friend Of Hercules) | Male |
| Absyrtus | Myth Name (Brother Of Medea) | Male |
| Abydos | From Abydos | Male |
| Acantha | Thorn | Female |
| Acastus | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Male |
| Acestes | Myth Name | Male |
| Achates | Myth Name (Companion Of Aeneas) | Male |
| Achelous | Myth Name (A River God) | Male |
| Acheron | Myth Name (River Of Woe) | Male |
| Achilles | Lipless | Male |
| Acis | Myth Name (Lover Of Galatea) | Male |
| Aconteus | Myth Name | Male |
| Acrisius | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Perseus) | Male |
| Acteon | Myth Name (A Hunter Torn Apart By His Own Dogs) | Male |
| Adelpha | "Dear Sister."Variants Include Adelphe And Adelphie. | Female |
| Admeta | Myth Name (From A Tale Of Hercules) | Female |
| Admetus | Myth Name (A King Of Pherae) | Male |
| Adrastus | Myth Name (One Of The Attackers In "The Seven Against Thebes") | Male |
| Adrial | Male | |
| Aeacus | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Achilles) | Male |
| Aeaea | Myth Name (Island Of Circe) | Female |
| Aedon | Myth Name (Daughter Of Pandareos) | Female |
| Aeetes | Myth Name (Medea's Father) | Male |
4-Letter L-Names Like Lana
24 names that share Lana's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Lana's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Lana
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Lana.
Names That Rhyme with Lana
18 baby names that share Lana's last 3 letters — -ana. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ana | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Bana | Slayer | Anglo | Male |
| Dana | From Denmark | Celtic | Female |
| Fana | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "Light." | African | Female |
| Gana | Garden | Hebrew | Female |
| Hana | Flower; Blossom | Japanese | Female |
| Jana | God's Gift | Czechoslovakian | Female |
| Kana | A Maui Demigod Who Could Take The Form Of A Rope And Stretch From M... | Hawaiian | Male |
| Mana | Psychic Gifts | Hawaiian | Female |
| Nana | Ghanaian Name Meaning "Mother Of The Earth." | African | Female |
| Oana | God is gracious | Romanian | Female |
| Rana | Behold | Arabic | Female |
| Sana | Brilliance; To Gaze Or Look | Arabic | Female |
| Adana | Spanish Feminine Of Adam. | Spanish | Female |
| Agana | Chamoru Spanish, "Blood." | Chamoru | Female |
| Ahana | From The Little Ford | Irish | Female |
| Alana | Offering | Hawaiian | Female |
| Ayana | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Beautiful Flower." | African | Female |
Names That Start Like Lana
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Lana — Lan-. Good for parents who like Lana's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lan | Orchid Flower | Vietnamese | Female |
| Lane | From The Long Meadow | English | Male |
| Lang | Sweet Potato | Vietnamese | Female |
| Lanh | Gentle | Vietnamese | Female |
| Lani | Sky; Heaven | Hawaiian | Female |
| Lanu | Miwok Name.Meaning Unknown | Native American | Male |
| Lany | Servant | Irish | Male |
| Lance | Servant | French | Male |
| Landa | Reference To The Virgin Mary | Spanish | Female |
| Laney | Path: Roadway. Variant Of Surnames Lane And Laine. | English | Female |
| Lange | Tall | Dutch | Male |
| Lanie | Path: Roadway. Variant Of Surnames Lane And Laine. | English | Female |
| Lanna | Variant Of Lana Fair: Good-Looking. | English | Female |
| Lanny | Abbreviation Of Names Like Roland. | English | Male |
| Lansa | Hopi Name Meaning " Lance." | Native American | Male |
| Lanaia | Hebrew | Female | |
| Landen | Long Hill. | English | Male |
| Lander | From The Grassy Plain | English | Male |