Girls' name · since 1972

Lanina

Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 111 babies named Lanina, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#25,982 of 72,339
all-time among girls
111
born since 1972
1980s
peak decade

Lanina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 111 have been recorded since 1972.

Lanina has 111 recorded births among girls since 1972, 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 1972 to 2005.

  • #25,982 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 111 born since 1972
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanina ranks #25,982 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 111 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.

#25,982 of 72,339
all-time among girls
111
born since 1972
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lanina's 111 recorded births place it above 64.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lanina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lanina's full recorded timeline at 1983, 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 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lanina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2005

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1983)
15
Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
05101520 19721977197919821984199520042005 6

Lanina by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (47 births, 42% of the file).

1980s was Lanina's strongest decade.

47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Lanina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 47 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lanina?
Since 1972, Social Security records show 111 babies named Lanina. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #25,982 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2005. Its busiest year on record was 1983, with 15 births.
Where does Lanina sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanina ranks #25,982 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lanina most popular?
Lanina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Lanina been used?
Lanina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 34 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Lanina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lana, Laney, Lani, Landry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Lanina's data

  • Lanina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- 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 Lanina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1972–2005 (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 Lanina 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.