Recorded 1969–2013 Girls' name Peak 1976 92 births

Lanissa — girls' name

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.

1960s91970s461980s51990s112000s162010s5
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Lanissa was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lanissa in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lanissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Lanissa between 1969 and 2013, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lanissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lanissa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lanissa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lanissa 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 92 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.

Lanissa at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

92

Since 1969

45 years of records

Peak year

1976

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1969

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2013

Lanissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1969

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1976)
10
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4681012 20132003199819881974197219701969 9

Lanissa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
46 births that decade — 50% of Lanissa's all-time total
1960s91970s461980s51990s112000s162010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lanissa?
92 babies have been named Lanissa since 1969. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1976 with 10 births.
When was Lanissa most popular?
Lanissa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Lanissa been used?
Lanissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 45 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Lanissa?
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, 1969–2013 (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.