Name Legacy

Lanisha

Recorded 1971–2015 · United States

Lanisha was most popular in 1983, when 62 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,759 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,240 people named Lanisha.

Most popular in1983
Rank that year#2,759
Births that year62
Total since 18801,240
Given to100% girls

Lanisha over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Lanisha’s peak in 1983. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lanisha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lanisha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,240 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

Names that peaked alongside Lanisha

Where Lanisha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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