How Many People Are Named Lanise?
An estimated 562 people in the United States have the first name Lanise. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Lanise peaked in popularity in 1972 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lanise 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 Lanise paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
562
About 1 in 609,883 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1972
23 births
Total Registered
603
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lanise
Lanise is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 603 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lanise as a female name
Ranked #16,464 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1972 (23 births)
Lanise: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lanise span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 149 babies were registered. Lanise has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lanise by Decade
How has Lanise 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.
Lanise by State
Birth registrations for Lanise span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Michigan, New York. The lowest are in New York, Michigan, Illinois. On average, about 7 Lanises were registered per state.
Lanise + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lanise as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lanise
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Lanise: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lanise?
We estimate approximately 562 people named Lanise 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 609,883 Americans share this first name.
Is Lanise a common name?
Lanise is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 603 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lanise most popular?
Lanise reached peak popularity in 1972, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lanise is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lanise a female name?
Lanise is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lanise Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lanise Smith, Lanise Johnson, Lanise 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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