Masculine dossier · first seen 1914

Lanier

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Lanier
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1952

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1914Peak 19522024

Peak year

1952

Decline from peak

47.4%

2024

All-time

1,058

Lanier is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1952, when 19 boys were named Lanier.

In 2024, only 10 boys were given the name.

All told, about 1,058 Americans have been named Lanier and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1914.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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