Girls' name · since 1974
Lanique
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 266 babies named Lanique, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 266
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
266 girls have been named Lanique since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lanique has 266 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2016.
- #17,000 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 266 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanique ranks #17,000 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 266 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,000 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 266
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lanique's 266 recorded births place it above 76.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Lanique's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lanique's full recorded timeline at 1998, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lanique popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2016
- Peak year (1992)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Lanique by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (112 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Lanique's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Lanique births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s 34
2010s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 112 births (42% of all-time use).
Lanique by state
Where Lanique concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 3.8% |
10 of 266 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lanique's data
- Lanique's decade-level peak was the 1990s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Laniques (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Lanique: 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 (~42 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, 1974–2016 (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 Lanique 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.