Girls' name · since 1972
Laneisha
Laneisha has 616 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,376 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 616
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Laneisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 616 have been recorded since 1972.
Laneisha has 616 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2014.
- #10,376 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 616 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laneisha ranks #10,376 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 616 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,376 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 616
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Laneisha's 616 recorded births place it above 85.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Laneisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laneisha's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laneisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2014
- Peak year (1992)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Laneisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (250 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Laneisha's strongest decade.
250 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Laneisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
232 births
- 1990s
1990s
250 births
- 2000s 86
2000s
86 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 250 births (41% of all-time use).
How Laneisha 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 Laneisha's total volume
Laneisha by state
Where Laneisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 49 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
49 of 616 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Laneisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (250 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Laneishas (49 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laneisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1972–2014 (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 Laneisha 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.