Boys' name · since 1948
Lantz
547 babies named Lantz in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,468 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 547
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
547 boys have been named Lantz since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lantz has 547 recorded births among boys since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2020.
- #7,468 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 547 born since 1948
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lantz ranks #7,468 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 547 born since 1948, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,468 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 547
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lantz's 547 recorded births place it above 83.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lantz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lantz's full recorded timeline at 1988, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lantz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2020
- Peak year (1993)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Lantz by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (123 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Lantz's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Lantz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 35
1950s
35 births
- 1960s 49
1960s
49 births
- 1970s
1970s
92 births
- 1980s
1980s
88 births
- 1990s
1990s
123 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 123 births (22% of all-time use).
How Lantz 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 Lantz's total volume
Lantz by state
Where Lantz concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 547 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lantz's data
- Lantz's decade-level peak was the 1990s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lantzs (5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lantz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1948–2020 (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 Lantz 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.