How Many People Are Named Lanetta?
An estimated 838 people in the United States have the first name Lanetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Lanetta peaked in popularity in 1967 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lanetta as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lanetta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
838
About 1 in 409,015 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1967
41 births
Total Registered
1,064
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lanetta
Lanetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,064 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lanetta as a female name
Ranked #19,228 in 2007
5 female births in 2007
Peak: 1967 (41 births)
Lanetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lanetta span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 305 babies were registered. Lanetta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lanetta by Decade
How has Lanetta tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lanetta by State
Birth registrations for Lanetta span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Illinois, Texas, California. On average, about 22 Lanettas were registered per state.
Lanetta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lanetta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lanetta
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Lanetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lanetta?
We estimate approximately 838 people named Lanetta are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 409,015 Americans share this first name.
Is Lanetta a common name?
Lanetta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,064 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lanetta most popular?
Lanetta reached peak popularity in 1967, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lanetta is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lanetta a female name?
Lanetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lanetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lanetta Smith, Lanetta Johnson, Lanetta Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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