Lanita first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1913. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1958, 113 babies received the name (ranked #974). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #12162), with roughly 8 babies named Lanita each year. Lanita's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 3,713 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.