How Many People Are Named Lansing?
An estimated 262 people in the United States have the first name Lansing. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Lansing peaked in popularity in 1952 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lansing 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 Lansing paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
262
About 1 in 1,308,223 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1952
25 births
Total Registered
512
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lansing
Lansing is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 512 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lansing as a male name
Ranked #13,232 in 2014
5 male births in 2014
Peak: 1952 (25 births)
Lansing: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lansing span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 116 babies were registered. Lansing has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lansing by Decade
How has Lansing 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.
Lansing by State
Lansing + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lansing as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lansing
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lansing: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lansing?
We estimate approximately 262 people named Lansing 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 1,308,223 Americans share this first name.
Is Lansing a common name?
Lansing is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 512 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lansing most popular?
Lansing reached peak popularity in 1952, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lansing is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lansing a male name?
Lansing is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lansing Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lansing Smith, Lansing Johnson, Lansing 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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