Recorded 1974–2016 Girls' name Peak 1992 266 births

Lanique — girls' name

266 babies named Lanique in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s311990s1122000s782010s34
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Lanique was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

18 babies were named Lanique in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lanique

The Social Security Administration has registered 266 babies named Lanique between 1974 and 2016, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lanique currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lanique performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lanique shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lanique in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lanique in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 266 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lanique at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

266

Since 1974

43 years of records

Peak year

1992

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1974

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2016

Lanique popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1974

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1992)
18
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 20162010200520011996199219871974 5

Lanique by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
112 births that decade — 42% of Lanique's all-time total
1970s111980s311990s1122000s782010s34

Lanique by state

Where Lanique concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lanique
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 3.8%
New York share of Lanique's total US births 3.8%

10 of 266 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lanique?
266 babies have been named Lanique since 1974. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1992 with 18 births.
When was Lanique most popular?
Lanique was most popular in the 1990s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Lanique most popular?
The top states for the name Lanique are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Lanique been used?
Lanique has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 43 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Lanique?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.