Boys' name · since 1912
Lansing
512 babies named Lansing in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,793 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 512
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
512 boys have been named Lansing since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lansing has 512 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2014.
- #7,793 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 512 born since 1912
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lansing ranks #7,793 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 512 born since 1912, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,793 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 512
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lansing's 512 recorded births place it above 82.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Lansing's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lansing's SSA record in two at 1951 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1928, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1952 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lansing popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2014
- Peak year (1952)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Lansing by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (116 births, 23% of the file).
1950s was Lansing's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Lansing births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
74 births
- 1920s
1920s
69 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s
1940s
98 births
- 1950s
1950s
116 births
- 1960s
1960s
64 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 116 births (23% of all-time use).
How Lansing compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lansing's total volume
Lansing by state
Where Lansing concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 30 | 5.9% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
30 of 512 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Lansing's data
- Lansing's decade-level peak was the 1950s (116 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.
- New York records the most Lansings (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lansing: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1912–2014 (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 Lansing 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.