US rank #12289 Girls' name Peak 2005 573 births

Lanea — #12289 US girls' name

573 babies named Lanea in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s191970s681980s1051990s1062000s1212010s1132020s30
#12289
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Lanea was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

19 babies were named Lanea in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lanea

The Social Security Administration has registered 573 babies named Lanea between 1952 and 2024, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lanea currently holds the #12289 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lanea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lanea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lanea in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lanea 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 573 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.

Lanea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

573

Since 1952

73 years of records

Peak year

2005

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,289

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1952

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lanea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1952

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
19
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
05101520 202420152007199919911983197519641952 5

Lanea by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
121 births that decade — 21% of Lanea's all-time total
1950s111960s191970s681980s1051990s1062000s1212010s1132020s30

Lanea by state

Where Lanea concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lanea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 1.9%
California share of Lanea's total US births 1.9%

11 of 573 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lanea?
573 babies have been named Lanea since 1952. It currently ranks #12289 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 19 births.
When was Lanea most popular?
Lanea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Lanea most popular?
The top states for the name Lanea are California (11 births).
How long has the name Lanea been used?
Lanea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 73 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lanea?
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.

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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, 1952–2024 (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.