Lanisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-NEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Lanisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Lanisha come from?
Modern: La- prefix plus Nisha
Is Lanisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Lanisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Lanisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1983, with 62 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Lanisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lanisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 28 | #4,286 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 36 | #3,350 |
| 1997 | 24 | #4,367 |
| 1996 | 36 | #3,232 |
| 1995 | 37 | #3,082 |
| 1994 | 60 | #2,204 |
| 1993 | 43 | #2,763 |
| 1992 | 43 | #2,772 |
| 1991 | 51 | #2,443 |
| 1990 | 56 | #2,253 |
| 1989 | 51 | #2,299 |
| 1988 | 48 | #2,290 |
| 1987 | 37 | #2,655 |
| 1986 | 47 | #2,194 |
| 1985 | 45 | #2,252 |
| 1984 | 51 | #1,990 |
| 1983 | 62 | #1,733 |
| 1982 | 42 | #2,327 |
| 1981 | 39 | #2,447 |
| 1980 | 35 | #2,651 |
| 1979 | 44 | #2,218 |
| 1978 | 38 | #2,350 |
| 1977 | 30 | #2,715 |
| 1976 | 30 | #2,601 |
| 1975 | 21 | #3,259 |
| 1974 | 16 | #3,862 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,543 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
Names like Lanisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha, Sasha, Anika, Radhika, Aviva, Asha, Anisha, Isha, Krisha, Alisha, Priya, Shira
Names related to Lanisha
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, “Lanisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lanisha, updated 20 October 2026.