Total births
197
Girls' name · since 1959
Lenay
Lenay has 197 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 197
- total births
- 1959–2022
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 19%
- born in that decade
Lenay is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 197 have been recorded since 1959.
Lenay has 197 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2022.
- 197 total births
- 1959–2022 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 19% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
197 girls have been named Lenay since 1959, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2022.
- 197
- total births
- 1959–2022
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 19%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
19% of everyone ever named Lenay was born in this single decade.
2010
Single peak year
13 babies were named Lenay in 2010 - its busiest year on record.
Lenay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lenay's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lenay at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2010
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1959
Lenay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2022
- Peak year (2010)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Lenay by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Lenay's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Lenay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 37 births (19% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lenay? ▼
Lenay has been given to 197 babies in the U.S. since 1959, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 13 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
When was Lenay most popular? ▼
Lenay was most popular in the 1980s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Lenay been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lenay since 1959 -- 64 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Lenay? ▼
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 Lenay's data
- Lenay's decade-level peak was the 1980s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 6 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 Lenay
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lenay
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Lennox Girl
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Compare Lenay side by side: Lenay vs Lena Lenay vs Lenora Lenay vs Lenore
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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, 1959–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lenay: Baby Name Since 1959 - 197 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lenay. 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 Lenay 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.