Is Lanise a boy or girl name?

Lanise is a girl’s name. Of the 603 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lanise

Recorded 1958–2020 · United States

Lanise was most popular in 1972, when 23 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,532 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 603 people named Lanise.

Lanise over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lanise’s peak in 1972. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lanise a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lanise is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 603 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org