Lanis

LA-neez /ˈlæniz/
boy 2 syllables fading

Lanis is a very rare variant of Lance that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.

Lanis is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1980. Lanis was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 1946 (12 births).

About the name Lanis

PronunciationLA-neez /ˈlæniz/

Names similar to Lanis

LanceLannisLanzLancyDennisDenisEnnisLandonLaniqueLanisa

How popular is Lanis?

Boys named Lanis
19161920193019401950196019701980
Boys named Lanis per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–1980 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1980) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Lanis
1940194519501953
Girls named Lanis per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–1980 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1980) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Lanis total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19807——#5,267
19706——#4,515
19675——#4,296
19578——#3,151
19568——#3,095
19555——#4,152
19545——#4,122
195311—#5,371#4,111
195215—#5,218#2,790
195119—#3,859#2,575
19505—#5,707—
19495—#5,652—
19487——#3,177
194719—#3,879#2,584
194617—#5,336#2,214
19455——#3,565
194414—#3,542#3,296
19436——#3,404
19429——#2,619
19405—#4,716—
19347——#3,151
19326——#3,586
19315——#4,075
19275——#4,513
19266——#3,986
19259——#3,040
19235——#4,574
19205——#4,660
19195——#4,507
19166——#3,703
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