Girls' name · since 1925
Lanetta
1,064 babies named Lanetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,188 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,064
- born since 1925
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,064 girls have been named Lanetta since 1925, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lanetta has 1,064 recorded births among girls since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2007.
- #7,188 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,064 born since 1925
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanetta ranks #7,188 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,064 born since 1925, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,188 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,064
- born since 1925
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lanetta's 1,064 recorded births place it above 90.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lanetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lanetta splits its recorded history at 1967: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1967 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lanetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2007
- Peak year (1967)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Lanetta by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (305 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Lanetta's strongest decade.
305 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Lanetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 22
1920s
22 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 100
1940s
100 births
- 1950s
1950s
176 births
- 1960s
1960s
241 births
- 1970s
1970s
305 births
- 1980s
1980s
133 births
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 305 births (29% of all-time use).
How Lanetta 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 Lanetta's total volume
Lanetta by state
Where Lanetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 31 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 23 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.0% |
31 of 1,064 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Lanetta's data
- Lanetta's decade-level peak was the 1970s (305 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lanettas (31 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lanetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1925–2007 (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 Lanetta 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.