Recorded 1920–1987 Girls' name Peak 1950 183 births

Laneta — girls' name

183 babies named Laneta in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s161930s291940s501950s561960s161970s51980s11
1950s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Laneta was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

11 babies were named Laneta in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laneta

The Social Security Administration has registered 183 babies named Laneta between 1920 and 1987, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laneta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laneta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Laneta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laneta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 183 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Laneta at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

183

Since 1920

68 years of records

Peak year

1950

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1920

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 1987

Laneta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1920

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1950)
11
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
4681012 19871964195519501943193919301920 5

Laneta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
56 births that decade — 31% of Laneta's all-time total
1920s161930s291940s501950s561960s161970s51980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laneta?
183 babies have been named Laneta since 1920. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1950 with 11 births.
When was Laneta most popular?
Laneta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Laneta been used?
Laneta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 68 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Laneta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lana, Laney, Lani, Landry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.