Feminine dossier · first seen 1913

Lanita

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1958

Peak era

1958

Peak rank proxy

113

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1913Peak 19582024

Peak year

1958

Decline from peak

93.8%

2024

All-time

3,713

Lanita is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1958, when 113 girls were named Lanita.

In 2024, only 7 girls were given the name.

Down 93.8% from its peak.

All told, about 3,713 Americans have been named Lanita and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1913.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1958

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