Girls' name · since 1913
Lanita
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 3,721 babies named Lanita, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,997 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,721
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lanita is the #10997 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,721 recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Lanita recorded 3,721 times among girls since 1913, holding rank #10997 nationally today, ahead of 36% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #3,125 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,997 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,721 born since 1913
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanita ranks #3,125 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,997 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,721 born since 1913, peaking in the 1960s.
- #3,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,997 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,721
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lanita's 3,721 recorded births place it above 95.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lanita compares
3,721 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lanita's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lanita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,721 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 113 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lanita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lanita splits its recorded history at 1972: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 113 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lanita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1958)
- 113
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Lanita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (806 births, 22% of the file).
1960s was Lanita's strongest decade.
806 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Lanita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s 81
1920s
81 births
- 1930s 143
1930s
143 births
- 1940s 320
1940s
320 births
- 1950s
1950s
616 births
- 1960s
1960s
806 births
- 1970s
1970s
718 births
- 1980s
1980s
513 births
- 1990s 226
1990s
226 births
- 2000s 141
2000s
141 births
- 2010s 89
2010s
89 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 806 births (22% of all-time use).
How Lanita 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 Lanita's total volume
Lanita by state
Where Lanita concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 351 | 9.4% |
| #2 | California | | 211 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 118 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 79 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 65 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 41 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 39 | 1.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 32 | 0.9% |
351 of 3,721 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Lanita appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lanita's data
- Lanita's decade-level peak was the 1960s (806 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lanitas (351 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Lanita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Lanita 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.