Girls' name · since 2000
Lanijah
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 124 babies named Lanijah, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,756 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
124 girls have been named Lanijah since 2000, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lanijah recorded 124 times among girls since 2000, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2000 to 2013.
- #24,756 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 124 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanijah ranks #24,756 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 124 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,756 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lanijah's 124 recorded births place it above 65.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lanijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lanijah's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lanijah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2013
- Peak year (2010)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Lanijah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (95 births, 77% of the file).
2000s was Lanijah's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Lanijah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 95 births (77% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lanijah's data
- Lanijah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2010s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lanijah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2000–2013 (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 Lanijah 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.