US rank #10996 Boys' name Peak 1939 584 births

Lendon — #10996 US boys' name

584 babies named Lendon in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s331920s761930s891940s1031950s661960s431970s161980s181990s182000s392010s712020s12
#10996
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

1940s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Lendon was born in this single decade.

1939
Single peak year

15 babies were named Lendon in 1939 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lendon

The Social Security Administration has registered 584 babies named Lendon between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lendon currently holds the #10996 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lendon performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Lendon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lendon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lendon 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 584 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.

Lendon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

584

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

1939

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

#10,996

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lendon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1939)
15
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
05101520 202420101983196119491939192919181916 5

Lendon by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
103 births that decade — 18% of Lendon's all-time total
1910s331920s761930s891940s1031950s661960s431970s161980s181990s182000s392010s712020s12

Lendon by state

Where Lendon concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lendon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 0.9%
Georgia share of Lendon's total US births 0.9%

5 of 584 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lendon?
584 babies have been named Lendon since 1916. It currently ranks #10996 among boys. The peak year was 1939 with 15 births.
When was Lendon most popular?
Lendon was most popular in the 1940s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1939.
Where is Lendon most popular?
The top states for the name Lendon are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Lendon been used?
Lendon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lendon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lennox, Lenard, Lenny, Lennon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1916–2024 (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.