Total births
184
Girls' name · since 1999
Lenah
184 babies named Lenah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 184
- total births
- 1999–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
184 girls have been named Lenah since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lenah has 184 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2021.
- 184 total births
- 1999–2021 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
184 girls have been named Lenah since 1999, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.
- 184
- total births
- 1999–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Lenah was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
14 babies were named Lenah in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
Lenah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lenah's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lenah at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2014
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1999
Lenah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2021
- Peak year (2014)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Lenah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Lenah's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Lenah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
66 births
- 2010s
2010s
93 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 93 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lenah? ▼
Since 1999, Social Security records show 184 babies named Lenah. The most recent recorded year was 2021. Its busiest year on record was 2014, with 14 births.
When was Lenah most popular? ▼
Lenah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Lenah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lenah since 1999 -- 23 years through the most recent 2021 data.
What names are similar to Lenah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lena, Lenora, Lenore, Lennon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Lenah's data
- Lenah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Lenah
Nearby Names Like Lenah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lenah
Lena Girl
#262 146,479 births
Lenora Girl
#715 37,058 births
Lenore Girl
#2011 22,968 births
Lennon Girl
#235 12,576 births
Lennox Girl
#688 5,409 births
Compare Lenah side by side: Lenah vs Lena Lenah vs Lenora Lenah vs Lenore
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1999–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lenah: Baby Name Since 1999 - 184 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lenah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lenah 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 July 2026.