Girls' name · since 1971
Lanisha
1,240 babies named Lanisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,468 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,240
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,240 girls have been named Lanisha since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lanisha recorded 1,240 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2015.
- #6,468 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,240 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanisha ranks #6,468 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,240 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,468 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,240
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lanisha's 1,240 recorded births place it above 91.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Lanisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lanisha's full recorded timeline at 1993, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 62 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lanisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2015
- Peak year (1983)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Lanisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (457 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Lanisha's strongest decade.
457 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Lanisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
212 births
- 1980s
1980s
457 births
- 1990s
1990s
406 births
- 2000s 138
2000s
138 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 457 births (37% of all-time use).
How Lanisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lanisha's total volume
Lanisha by state
Where Lanisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 171 | 13.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 34 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
171 of 1,240 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Lanisha's data
- Lanisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (457 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lanishas (171 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lanisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1971–2015 (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 Lanisha 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.