US rank #11338 Girls' name Peak 2008 295 births

Lenaya — #11338 US girls' name

295 babies named Lenaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s51990s662000s1012010s732020s45
#11338
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Lenaya was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

15 babies were named Lenaya in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lenaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 295 babies named Lenaya between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lenaya currently holds the #11338 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lenaya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lenaya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lenaya 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 295 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.

Lenaya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

295

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2008

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,338

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lenaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
15
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Lenaya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
101 births that decade — 34% of Lenaya's all-time total
1970s51980s51990s662000s1012010s732020s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lenaya?
295 babies have been named Lenaya since 1979. It currently ranks #11338 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 15 births.
When was Lenaya most popular?
Lenaya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Lenaya been used?
Lenaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lenaya?
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.

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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, 1979–2024 (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.