Boys' name · since 1999
Lanz
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 33 babies named Lanz, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,196 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 33
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lanz sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 33 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanz has been recorded 33 times among boys since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2007.
- #25,196 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 33 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lanz ranks #25,196 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #25,196 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 33
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lanz's 33 recorded births place it above 44.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lanz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lanz splits its recorded history at 2002: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lanz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2007
- Peak year (2002)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Lanz by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (28 births, 85% of the file).
2000s was Lanz's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Lanz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 28 births (85% of all-time use).
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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, 1999–2007 (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 Lanz 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.