Girls' name · since 1880
Lanie
5,602 babies named Lanie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,381 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,215 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,602
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
5,602 babies have been named Lanie since 1880, making it today's #2215 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lanie recorded 5,602 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #2215 nationally today, ahead of 87% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,381 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,215 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,602 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanie ranks #2,381 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,215 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,602 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,381 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,215 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,602
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lanie's 5,602 recorded births place it above 96.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lanie compares
5,602 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lanie's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lanie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,602 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 225 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lanie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lanie splits its recorded history at 1957: 88% of all births land in the more recent half, 12% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 225 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lanie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 225
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lanie popularity over time - boys
35 total births recorded since 1915 (Lanie as boys' name)
Lanie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,810 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Lanie's strongest decade.
1,810 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Lanie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 43
1880s
43 births
- 1890s 59
1890s
59 births
- 1900s 75
1900s
75 births
- 1910s 131
1910s
131 births
- 1920s 121
1920s
121 births
- 1930s 59
1930s
59 births
- 1940s 101
1940s
101 births
- 1950s 101
1950s
101 births
- 1960s 157
1960s
157 births
- 1970s 230
1970s
230 births
- 1980s 271
1980s
271 births
- 1990s 632
1990s
632 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,810 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,237 births
- 2020s 575
2020s
575 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,810 births (32% of all-time use).
How Lanie 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 Lanie's total volume
Lanie by state
Where Lanie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 465 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 289 | 5.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 205 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 181 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 171 | 3.1% |
| #6 | California | | 161 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 141 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 120 | 2.1% |
465 of 5,602 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Lanie appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lanie's data
- Lanie's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,810 total births); usage has since declined to 575 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lanies (465 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lanie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Lanie 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.