Girls' name · since 1974
Laneka
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 180 babies named Laneka, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,906 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 180
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laneka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 180 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laneka has been recorded 180 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1995.
- #20,906 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 180 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laneka ranks #20,906 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 180 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,906 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 180
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laneka's 180 recorded births place it above 71.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laneka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laneka's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laneka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1995
- Peak year (1977)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Laneka by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (80 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Laneka's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Laneka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
73 births
- 1980s
1980s
80 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 80 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Laneka's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (80 total births) through the 1990s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laneka: 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 (~21 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, 1974–1995 (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 Laneka 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.