Recorded 1976–2002 Girls' name Peak 1991 56 births

Lanasha — girls' name

56 babies named Lanasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s161990s232000s12
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Lanasha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lanasha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lanasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Lanasha between 1976 and 2002, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lanasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lanasha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lanasha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lanasha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 56 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lanasha at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

56

Since 1976

27 years of records

Peak year

1991

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1976

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2002

Lanasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1976

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1991)
8
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Lanasha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
23 births that decade — 41% of Lanasha's all-time total
1970s51980s161990s232000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lanasha?
56 babies have been named Lanasha since 1976. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1991 with 8 births.
When was Lanasha most popular?
Lanasha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Lanasha been used?
Lanasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 27 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Lanasha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lana, Laney, Lani, Landry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.