Boys' name · since 1917
Lanson
Lanson has 163 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,224 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 163
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lanson is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 163 have been recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanson has been recorded 163 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2024.
- #14,224 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 163 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanson ranks #14,224 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 163 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,224 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 163
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lanson's 163 recorded births place it above 68.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lanson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lanson splits its recorded history at 2006: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lanson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2024
- Peak year (2018)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Lanson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (49 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Lanson's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Lanson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 49 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Lanson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 2020s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar record span (~107 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, 1917–2024 (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 Lanson 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.