How Many People Are Named Lanisha?
An estimated 1,178 people in the United States have the first name Lanisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Lanisha peaked in popularity in 1983 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lanisha 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 Lanisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,178
About 1 in 290,963 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1983
62 births
Total Registered
1,240
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lanisha
Lanisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,240 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lanisha as a female name
Ranked #17,958 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1983 (62 births)
Lanisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lanisha span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 457 babies were registered. Lanisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lanisha by Decade
How has Lanisha 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.
Lanisha by State
Birth registrations for Lanisha span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in North Carolina, Kentucky, Illinois. On average, about 32 Lanishas were registered per state.
Lanisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lanisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lanisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lanisha?
We estimate approximately 1,178 people named Lanisha 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 290,963 Americans share this first name.
Is Lanisha a common name?
Lanisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,240 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lanisha most popular?
Lanisha reached peak popularity in 1983, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lanisha is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lanisha a female name?
Lanisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lanisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lanisha Smith, Lanisha Johnson, Lanisha 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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