How Many People Are Named Laniesha?
An estimated 111 people in the United States have the first name Laniesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Laniesha peaked in popularity in 1992 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Laniesha 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 Laniesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
111
About 1 in 3,087,877 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1992
14 births
Total Registered
116
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Laniesha
Laniesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 116 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Laniesha as a female name
Ranked #16,780 in 2001
5 female births in 2001
Peak: 1992 (14 births)
Laniesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Laniesha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 61 babies were registered. Laniesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Laniesha by Decade
How has Laniesha 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.
Laniesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Laniesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Laniesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Laniesha?
We estimate approximately 111 people named Laniesha 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 3,087,877 Americans share this first name.
Is Laniesha a common name?
Laniesha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 116 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Laniesha most popular?
Laniesha reached peak popularity in 1992, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Laniesha is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Laniesha a female name?
Laniesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Laniesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Laniesha Smith, Laniesha Johnson, Laniesha 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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