Unisex name · since 1922
Lenell
540 babies named Lenell in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,528 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 540
- born since 1922
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lenell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 540 have been recorded since 1922.
Lenell has 540 recorded births among boys since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2015.
- #7,528 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 540 born since 1922
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenell ranks #7,528 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 540 born since 1922, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,528 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 540
- born since 1922
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lenell's 540 recorded births place it above 83.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Lenell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lenell's full recorded timeline at 1970, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lenell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2015
- Peak year (1970)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Lenell popularity over time - girls
343 total births recorded since 1917 (Lenell as girls' name)
Lenell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (99 births, 18% of the file).
1970s was Lenell's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Lenell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 26
1930s
26 births
- 1940s
1940s
40 births
- 1950s
1950s
89 births
- 1960s
1960s
82 births
- 1970s
1970s
99 births
- 1980s
1980s
92 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 99 births (18% of all-time use).
How Lenell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lenell's total volume
Lenell by state
Where Lenell concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 44 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 6 | 1.1% |
44 of 540 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Lenell's data
- Lenell's decade-level peak was the 1970s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Lenells (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lenell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~93 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1922–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Lenell 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 August 2026.