Girls' name · since 1948
Lanice
Lanice has 358 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,472 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 358
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lanice sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 358 recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Lanice recorded 358 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2007.
- #14,472 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 358 born since 1948
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanice ranks #14,472 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 358 born since 1948, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,472 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 358
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lanice's 358 recorded births place it above 79.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lanice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lanice's full recorded timeline at 1981, 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 1953, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lanice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2007
- Peak year (1992)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Lanice by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (86 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Lanice's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Lanice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s
1960s
51 births
- 1970s
1970s
86 births
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 86 births (24% of all-time use).
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- Lanice's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (86 total births) through the 2000s (39) -- 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 Lanice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1948–2007 (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 Lanice 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.