Girls' name · since 1996
Laneah
Laneah has 109 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,176 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 109
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Laneah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 109 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Laneah recorded 109 times among girls since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2020.
- #26,176 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 109 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laneah ranks #26,176 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #26,176 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 109
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Laneah's 109 recorded births place it above 63.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laneah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laneah splits its recorded history at 2010: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2017 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laneah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2020
- Peak year (2015)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Laneah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (49 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Laneah's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Laneah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 49 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Laneah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laneah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Laneah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.