girl's name
Lanita
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,721
Lanita is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1958, when 113 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1913.
Lanita over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 24 |
| 1920s | 81 |
| 1930s | 143 |
| 1940s | 320 |
| 1950s | 616 |
| 1960s | 806 |
| 1970s | 718 |
| 1980s | 513 |
| 1990s | 226 |
| 2000s | 141 |
| 2010s | 89 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 44 |
How popular is Lanita?
In 2025, Lanita was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lanita
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lanita also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lanita over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lanita
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lanita — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lanita
How popular is the name Lanita?
In 2025, Lanita was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Lanita a girl's or a boy's name?
Lanita is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lanita most popular?
Lanita peaked in 1958, when 113 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Lanita a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lanita currently ranks #11,372 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.