How Many People Are Named Lanier?
people named Lanier are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 412,285 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,217 babies named Lanier in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
24 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lanier, 16.8% were girls and 83.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Lanier rose from 8.9% in the 1920s to 38.1% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lanier alive today is about 40 years old, and 38% are under 30. Half of them were between 18 and 60 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lanier first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 1972, to 24 babies. In 2025, 16 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lanier has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,782, in 1952. In 2025 it ranked #13,117. Among girls, its best rank was #4,582, in 1926.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,117 | #9,202 |
| Best rank | #1,782 (1952) | #4,582 (1926) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,074 in the 1940s | #16,068 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lanier alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lanier were born in Georgia than in any other state: about 30 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lanier was given about 33.4 times as often in Georgia.
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