Total births
202
Girls' name · since 1961
Lenea
Lenea has 202 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 202
- total births
- 1961–2021
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
202 girls have been named Lenea since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lenea has 202 recorded births among girls since 1961, 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 1961 to 2021.
- 202 total births
- 1961–2021 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
202 girls have been named Lenea since 1961, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2021.
- 202
- total births
- 1961–2021
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Lenea was born in this single decade.
1984
Single peak year
12 babies were named Lenea in 1984 - its busiest year on record.
Lenea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lenea's full recorded timeline at 1991, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lenea at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
1984
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1961
Lenea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2021
- Peak year (1984)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Lenea by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Lenea's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Lenea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 65 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lenea? ▼
Since 1961, Social Security records show 202 babies named Lenea. The most recent recorded year was 2021. Its busiest year on record was 1984, with 12 births.
When was Lenea most popular? ▼
Lenea was most popular in the 1980s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Lenea been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lenea since 1961 -- 61 years through the most recent 2021 data.
What names are similar to Lenea? ▼
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 Lenea's data
- Lenea's decade-level peak was the 1980s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 10 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 Lenea
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lenea
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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, 1961–2021 (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. "Lenea: Baby Name Since 1961 - 202 Births, Peak 1984." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lenea. 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 Lenea 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.