Recorded 1971–1998 Girls' name Peak 1976 196 births

Lanitra — girls' name

196 babies named Lanitra in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1011980s691990s26
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Lanitra was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

20 babies were named Lanitra in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lanitra

The Social Security Administration has registered 196 babies named Lanitra between 1971 and 1998, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lanitra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lanitra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lanitra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lanitra in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lanitra 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 196 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.

Lanitra at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

196

Since 1971

28 years of records

Peak year

1976

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1971

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1998

Lanitra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1971

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1976)
20
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 19981991198619821979197619721971 5

Lanitra by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
101 births that decade — 52% of Lanitra's all-time total
1970s1011980s691990s26

Lanitra by state

Where Lanitra concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lanitra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 5.1%
Texas share of Lanitra's total US births 5.1%

10 of 196 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lanitra?
196 babies have been named Lanitra since 1971. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1976 with 20 births.
When was Lanitra most popular?
Lanitra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Lanitra most popular?
The top states for the name Lanitra are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Lanitra been used?
Lanitra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 28 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Lanitra?
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, 1971–1998 (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.