Lanise vs Laney

Side-by-side comparison of Lanise and Laney — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Lanise

Girl name

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Name B

Laney

Girl name · Rank #689

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Metric Lanise Laney
Current Rank Unranked #689
Total Births (all years) 603 13,599
Peak Year 1972 2006
Peak Year Births 23 640
Peak Decade 1970ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1958 1883

Births by Decade

Decade Lanise Laney
1880ss — 5
1890ss — 10
1900ss — 16
1910ss — 52
1920ss — 61
1930ss — 20
1940ss — 56
1950ss 12 64
1960ss 64 87
1970ss 149 151
1980ss 128 297
1990ss 108 994
2000ss 96 5,136
2010ss 41 4,475
2020ss 5 2,175

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lanise Laney
2014 5 449
2015 5 445
2016 — 370
2017 6 439
2018 — 388
2019 — 415
2020 5 443
2021 — 458
2022 — 418
2023 — 445
2024 — 411

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1958–2020.

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