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 first appears in 1916 and peaked in 1946 (12 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7 | — | — | #5,267 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | — | #4,515 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | — | #4,296 |
| 1957 | 8 | — | — | #3,151 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | — | #3,095 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | — | #4,152 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | — | #4,122 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | #5,371 | #4,111 |
| 1952 | 15 | — | #5,218 | #2,790 |
| 1951 | 19 | — | #3,859 | #2,575 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #5,707 | — |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,652 | — |
| 1948 | 7 | — | — | #3,177 |
| 1947 | 19 | — | #3,879 | #2,584 |
| 1946 | 17 | — | #5,336 | #2,214 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | — | #3,565 |
| 1944 | 14 | — | #3,542 | #3,296 |
| 1943 | 6 | — | — | #3,404 |
| 1942 | 9 | — | — | #2,619 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #4,716 | — |
| 1934 | 7 | — | — | #3,151 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | — | #3,586 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | — | #4,075 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | — | #4,513 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | — | #3,986 |
| 1925 | 9 | — | — | #3,040 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | — | #4,574 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | — | #4,660 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | — | #4,507 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | — | #3,703 |