Girls' name · since 1970
Lanesha
900 babies named Lanesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,072 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 900
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lanesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 900 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanesha has been recorded 900 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2010.
- #8,072 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 900 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanesha ranks #8,072 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 900 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,072 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 900
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lanesha's 900 recorded births place it above 88.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lanesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lanesha's full recorded timeline at 1990, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lanesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2010
- Peak year (1991)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Lanesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (317 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Lanesha's strongest decade.
317 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Lanesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
136 births
- 1980s
1980s
315 births
- 1990s
1990s
317 births
- 2000s 125
2000s
125 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 317 births (35% of all-time use).
How Lanesha 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 Lanesha's total volume
Lanesha by state
Where Lanesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 74 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
74 of 900 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Lanesha's data
- Lanesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (317 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Laneshas (74 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lanesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1970–2010 (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 Lanesha 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.