Recorded 1921–2008 Girls' name Peak 1960 1,013 births

Lenette — girls' name

1,013 babies named Lenette in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s211940s1041950s2061960s3211970s1761980s1061990s582000s16
1960s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Lenette was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

37 babies were named Lenette in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lenette

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,013 babies named Lenette between 1921 and 2008, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lenette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lenette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 321 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Lenette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Lenette in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lenette 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 1,013 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.

Lenette at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

1,013

Since 1921

88 years of records

Peak year

1960

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1921

Recorded for 88 years

Last year on file: 2008

Lenette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1921

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1960)
37
Annual births at peak — across 88 years of records
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Lenette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
321 births that decade — 32% of Lenette's all-time total
1920s51930s211940s1041950s2061960s3211970s1761980s1061990s582000s16

Lenette by state

Where Lenette concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Lenette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
57 5.6%
#2 New York
10 1.0%
#3 Illinois
7 0.7%
#4 Pennsylvania
5 0.5%
California share of Lenette's total US births 5.6%
Even split

57 of 1,013 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lenette?
1,013 babies have been named Lenette since 1921. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1960 with 37 births.
When was Lenette most popular?
Lenette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 321 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Lenette most popular?
The top states for the name Lenette are California (57 births), New York (10 births), Illinois (7 births).
How long has the name Lenette been used?
Lenette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 88 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Lenette?
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, 1921–2008 (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.