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Girl name

Lanette

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Lanette has been given to about 5,005 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1964, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,460
Median age today58 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lanette per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1964 · 186
  • Born in 20250
  • All time5,005

How popular is Lanette?

Its best year was 1964, when 186 babies were given the name, ranking 763rd. The typical living American called Lanette is about 58 years old today.

Names that sound like Lanette

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Janette0.88
  2. Nanette0.88
  3. Danette0.88
  4. Annette0.85
  5. Nannette0.86
  6. Jannette0.86
  7. Lynette0.83
  8. Linette0.83

Middle names for Lanette

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lanette Rose0.87
  2. Lanette Marie0.87
  3. Lanette Grace0.87
  4. Lanette Jane0.87
  5. Lanette June0.86
  6. Lanette Claire0.86

Sibling names for Lanette

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.80
  2. Pennysister · 0.79
  3. Reginasister · 0.78
  4. Gwensister · 0.78
  5. Chrisbrother · 0.77
  6. Wadebrother · 0.77

Where Lanette is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Lanette Nguyen0.82
    2. Lanette Moore0.82
    3. Lanette Hill0.82
    4. Lanette Hall0.82
    5. Lanette Brown0.82
    6. Lanette Young0.79

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Lanette

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.