Lanesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-NEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Lanesha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Lanesha come from?
Modern: La- prefix plus Nesha
Is Lanesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Lanesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Lanesha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 42 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Lanesha in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lanesha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 29 | #3,911 |
| 1997 | 22 | #4,656 |
| 1996 | 37 | #3,144 |
| 1995 | 23 | #4,343 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,930 |
| 1993 | 34 | #3,285 |
| 1992 | 38 | #3,031 |
| 1991 | 42 | #2,784 |
| 1990 | 34 | #3,222 |
| 1989 | 33 | #3,159 |
| 1988 | 41 | #2,592 |
| 1987 | 34 | #2,850 |
| 1986 | 36 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 30 | #3,007 |
| 1984 | 32 | #2,780 |
| 1983 | 37 | #2,474 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 22 | #3,624 |
| 1980 | 26 | #3,215 |
| 1979 | 23 | #3,442 |
| 1978 | 19 | #3,777 |
| 1977 | 25 | #3,082 |
| 1976 | 16 | #3,961 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 14 | #4,226 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Names like Lanesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha, Sasha, Alisha, Shayla, Samira, Kiana, Anika, Khadija, Amira, Ayana, Samara, Asha
Names related to Lanesha
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lanesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lanesha, updated 20 October 2026.