Lanika is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.
Lanika is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2002. Lanika was first reported in SSA data in 1973 and peaked in 1977 (40 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #12,996 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #14,542 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #13,358 |
| 1996 | 14 | — | #6,578 |
| 1995 | 13 | — | #6,858 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #14,678 |
| 1993 | 13 | — | #6,865 |
| 1992 | 16 | — | #5,880 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | #5,542 |
| 1990 | 16 | — | #5,705 |
| 1989 | 23 | — | #4,195 |
| 1988 | 20 | — | #4,399 |
| 1987 | 24 | — | #3,687 |
| 1986 | 24 | — | #3,600 |
| 1985 | 13 | — | #5,523 |
| 1984 | 27 | — | #3,190 |
| 1983 | 22 | — | #3,625 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #5,735 |
| 1981 | 22 | — | #3,685 |
| 1980 | 28 | — | #3,103 |
| 1979 | 25 | — | #3,282 |
| 1978 | 26 | — | #3,054 |
| 1977 | 40 | — | #2,280 |
| 1976 | 19 | — | #3,599 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #6,203 |
| 1974 | 12 | — | #4,873 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #6,378 |