Girls' name · since 1947
Lanee
875 babies named Lanee in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,225 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 875
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
875 girls have been named Lanee since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lanee recorded 875 times among girls since 1947, 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 1947 to 2024.
- #8,225 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 875 born since 1947
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanee ranks #8,225 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 875 born since 1947, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,225 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 875
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lanee's 875 recorded births place it above 88.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lanee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lanee's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lanee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Lanee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (272 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Lanee's strongest decade.
272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Lanee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1960s 79
1960s
79 births
- 1970s 104
1970s
104 births
- 1980s
1980s
133 births
- 1990s
1990s
136 births
- 2000s
2000s
272 births
- 2010s
2010s
125 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 272 births (31% of all-time use).
How Lanee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lanee's total volume
Lanee by state
Where Lanee concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 0.7% |
12 of 875 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Lanee's data
- Lanee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (272 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lanees (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lanee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1947–2024 (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 Lanee 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.