Len vs Lenny

Side-by-side comparison of Len and Lenny - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Len

Boy name · Rank #8995

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Name B

Lenny

Boy name · Rank #1372

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Metric Len Lenny
Current Rank #8995 #1372
Total Births (all years) 4,514 8,299
Peak Year 1960 1961
Peak Year Births 121 199
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Len Lenny
1880s 91 -
1890s 65 -
1900s 87 -
1910s 242 13
1920s 314 41
1930s 360 111
1940s 560 511
1950s 829 994
1960s 896 1,514
1970s 494 1,192
1980s 208 665
1990s 113 495
2000s 94 839
2010s 108 1,195
2020s 53 729

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Len Lenny
2014 15 96
2015 12 165
2016 10 122
2017 8 96
2018 10 94
2019 9 105
2020 7 96
2021 7 113
2022 11 122
2023 12 133
2024 8 137
2025 8 128

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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