Girls' name · since 1951
Lenae
791 babies named Lenae in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,806 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 791
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
791 girls have been named Lenae since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lenae recorded 791 times among girls since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2024.
- #8,806 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 791 born since 1951
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenae ranks #8,806 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 791 born since 1951, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,806 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 791
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lenae's 791 recorded births place it above 87.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lenae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lenae's full recorded timeline at 1989, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lenae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2024
- Peak year (1999)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Lenae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (172 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Lenae's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Lenae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 35
1950s
35 births
- 1960s
1960s
99 births
- 1970s
1970s
89 births
- 1980s
1980s
137 births
- 1990s
1990s
172 births
- 2000s
2000s
146 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 172 births (22% of all-time use).
How Lenae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lenae's total volume
Lenae by state
Where Lenae concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
10 of 791 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Lenae's data
- Lenae's decade-level peak was the 1990s (172 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lenaes (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lenae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~73 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lenae draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.