How Many People Are Named Lanita?
An estimated 2,888 people in the United States have the first name Lanita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Lanita peaked in popularity in 1958 with 113 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lanita 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 Lanita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,888
About 1 in 118,682 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1958
113 births
Total Registered
3,713
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lanita
Lanita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,713 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lanita as a female name
Ranked #12,833 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1958 (113 births)
Lanita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lanita span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 806 babies were registered. Lanita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lanita by Decade
How has Lanita 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.
Lanita by State
Birth registrations for Lanita span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Kentucky, Louisiana, Kansas. On average, about 59 Lanitas were registered per state.
Lanita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lanita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lanita
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Lanita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lanita?
We estimate approximately 2,888 people named Lanita 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 118,682 Americans share this first name.
Is Lanita a common name?
Lanita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,713 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lanita most popular?
Lanita reached peak popularity in 1958, when 113 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lanita is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lanita a female name?
Lanita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lanita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lanita Smith, Lanita Johnson, Lanita 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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