Lanita
Lanita was the 11482nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 974th with 113 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,623 places. More babies were named Lanita in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,482 girls, up 1,399 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1958113 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,721babies recorded
Lanita popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,482 | 8 |
| 2020 | #12,881 | 7 |
| 2010 | #12,940 | 8 |
| 2000 | #6,666 | 16 |
| 1990 | #3,324 | 33 |
| 1980 | #1,666 | 69 |
| 1970 | #1,288 | 84 |
| 1960 | #1,175 | 86 |
| 1950 | #1,419 | 42 |
| 1940 | #1,769 | 21 |
| 1930 | #3,201 | 9 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lanita, counting every spelling?
Lanita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lanita?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lanita (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lanita born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lanita.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lanita?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Lanita are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 43 and 66. That makes Lanita mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lanita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lanita, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lanita
How popular is the name Lanita?
Lanita was the 11482nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 974th with 113 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,623 places. More babies were named Lanita in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Lanita a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lanita in the US.