How Many People Are Named Lanson?
An estimated 147 people in the United States have the first name Lanson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Lanson peaked in popularity in 2018 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lanson 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 Lanson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
147
About 1 in 2,331,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2018
9 births
Total Registered
163
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lanson
Lanson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 163 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lanson as a male name
Ranked #13,367 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (9 births)
Lanson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lanson span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 49 babies were registered. While Lanson is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lanson by Decade
How has Lanson 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.
Lanson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lanson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lanson
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lanson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lanson?
We estimate approximately 147 people named Lanson 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 2,331,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Lanson a common name?
Lanson is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 163 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lanson most popular?
Lanson reached peak popularity in 2018, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lanson is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lanson a male name?
Lanson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lanson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lanson Smith, Lanson Johnson, Lanson 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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