Lenard — #7734 US boys' name
9,992 babies named Lenard in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 46% of names given to boys today.
19% of everyone ever named Lenard was born in this single decade.
204 babies were named Lenard in 1925 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Lenard
The Social Security Administration has registered 9,992 babies named Lenard between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lenard currently holds the #7734 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 204 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Lenard performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,938 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Lenard shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 682 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Lenard in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Lenard in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 9,992 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Lenard at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Lenard popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1925)
- 204
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #7734 among boys.
9,992 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1925 with 204 births in a single year.
Lenard popularity over time — girls
7 total births recorded since 1928 (Lenard as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Lenard accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Lenard by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 1,938 births that decade — 19% of Lenard's all-time total
Lenard decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,938 births
- Runner-up 1,420 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Lenard's strongest decade
1,938 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 19% of all-time use.
Lenard by state
Where Lenard concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 682 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 447 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 419 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 419 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 377 | 3.8% |
| #6 | California | | 358 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 349 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 319 | 3.2% |
682 of 9,992 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 6.8% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.5% of nationwide
- Georgia 4.2% of nationwide
- Mississippi 4.2% of nationwide
- Louisiana 3.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 32 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 6.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Lenard appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.