Recorded 1946–1999 Girls' name Peak 1968 560 births

Lannette — girls' name

560 babies named Lannette in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s251950s881960s1991970s1481980s741990s26
1960s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Lannette was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

28 babies were named Lannette in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lannette

The Social Security Administration has registered 560 babies named Lannette between 1946 and 1999, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lannette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lannette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 199 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lannette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Lannette in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lannette 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 560 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.

Lannette at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

560

Since 1946

54 years of records

Peak year

1968

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1946

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1999

Lannette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1946

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1968)
28
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
0102030 199919871981197519691963195719511946 6

Lannette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
199 births that decade — 36% of Lannette's all-time total
1940s251950s881960s1991970s1481980s741990s26

Lannette by state

Where Lannette concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lannette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
43 7.7%
#2 Illinois
5 0.9%
California share of Lannette's total US births 7.7%
Even split

43 of 560 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lannette?
560 babies have been named Lannette since 1946. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1968 with 28 births.
When was Lannette most popular?
Lannette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 199 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Lannette most popular?
The top states for the name Lannette are California (43 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Lannette been used?
Lannette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 54 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Lannette?
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, 1946–1999 (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.