The baby name Lanita appears in baby name data for the United States from 1926 to 2009. It was most popular in 1958 with 111 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Lanita has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1926 | 5 |
| 1938 | 8 |
| 1940 | 5 |
| 1946 | 5 |
| 1947 | 10 |
| 1950 | 10 |
| 1951 | 16 |
| 1952 | 6 |
| 1953 | 5 |
| 1954 | 27 |
| 1955 | 34 |
| 1956 | 18 |
| 1957 | 26 |
| 1958 | 111 |
| 1959 | 47 |
| 1960 | 52 |
| 1961 | 32 |
| 1962 | 70 |
| 1963 | 59 |
| 1964 | 39 |
| 1965 | 36 |
| 1966 | 26 |
| 1967 | 16 |
| 1968 | 15 |
| 1969 | 26 |
| 1970 | 21 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1972 | 31 |
| 1973 | 12 |
| 1974 | 28 |
| 1975 | 25 |
| 1976 | 24 |
| 1977 | 54 |
| 1978 | 39 |
| 1979 | 33 |
| 1980 | 18 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1982 | 24 |
| 1983 | 24 |
| 1984 | 16 |
| 1986 | 17 |
| 1987 | 10 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1990 | 14 |
| 1991 | 26 |
| 2006 | 10 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2009 | 12 |