Girls' name · since 1920
Laneta
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 183 babies named Laneta, peaking in 1950. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,733 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1920
- 1950s
- peak decade
Laneta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 183 recorded since 1920.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laneta has been recorded 183 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1987.
- #20,733 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 183 born since 1920
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laneta ranks #20,733 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 183 born since 1920, peaking in the 1950s.
- #20,733 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1920
- 1950s
- peak decade
Laneta's 183 recorded births place it above 71.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laneta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Laneta's SSA record in two at 1949 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1950 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Laneta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1987
- Peak year (1950)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Laneta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (56 births, 31% of the file).
1950s was Laneta's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Laneta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1930s
1930s
29 births
- 1940s
1940s
50 births
- 1950s
1950s
56 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 56 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Laneta's data
- Laneta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- 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 Laneta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1920–1987 (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 Laneta 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.