Baby name

Lanita

Girl

Classic name

1958 was its best year: 113 births, or 1 baby in 36,580. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 107 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 10913.

3,721births since 1880

1950sgeneration

No. 972rank at its peak, in 1958

Where babies named Lanita are born

1958

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The darker the blue, the more common Lanita is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Lanita is most common in Texas (4.5 times) and California (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Anita 215,165
Danita 7,516
Laniya 3,162
Wanita 2,534
Vanita 2,056
Janita 1,837

Names from the same era

Debi · Dreama · Vonnie · Johnny · Debbi · Liane

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