Girls' name · since 1973
Lanika
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 467 babies named Lanika, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,361 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 467
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lanika is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 467 have been recorded since 1973.
Lanika has 467 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2002.
- #12,361 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 467 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanika ranks #12,361 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 467 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,361 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 467
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lanika's 467 recorded births place it above 82.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lanika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lanika's full recorded timeline at 1986, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lanika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2002
- Peak year (1977)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Lanika by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (215 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Lanika's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Lanika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
139 births
- 1980s
1980s
215 births
- 1990s
1990s
100 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 215 births (46% of all-time use).
Lanika by state
Where Lanika concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.1% |
10 of 467 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Lanika's data
- Lanika's decade-level peak was the 1980s (215 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lanikas (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lanika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1973–2002 (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 Lanika 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.