Girls' name · since 1969
Lanissa
92 babies named Lanissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lanissa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 92 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Lanissa recorded 92 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2013.
- #28,048 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 92 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanissa ranks #28,048 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #28,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lanissa's 92 recorded births place it above 61.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lanissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lanissa's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lanissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2013
- Peak year (1976)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Lanissa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (46 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Lanissa's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Lanissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 9
1960s
9 births
- 1970s
1970s
46 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 46 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Lanissa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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 Lanissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
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, 1969–2013 (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 Lanissa 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.