Recorded 1949–2013 Girls' name Peak 1967 277 births

Lene — girls' name

277 babies named Lene in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1960s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Lene was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

13 babies were named Lene in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lene

The Social Security Administration has registered 277 babies named Lene between 1949 and 2013, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lene performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lene 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 277 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.

Lene at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

277

Since 1949

65 years of records

Peak year

1967

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1949

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2013

Lene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1949

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1967)
13
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
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Lene by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
80 births that decade — 29% of Lene's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lene?
277 babies have been named Lene since 1949. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1967 with 13 births.
When was Lene most popular?
Lene was most popular in the 1960s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Lene been used?
Lene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 65 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Lene?
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.

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, 1949–2013 (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.