Boys' name · since 1980
Leng
324 babies named Leng in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,174 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 324
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Leng sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 324 recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Leng recorded 324 times among boys since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2006.
- #10,174 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 324 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leng ranks #10,174 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 324 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,174 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 324
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Leng's 324 recorded births place it above 77.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Leng's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leng splits its recorded history at 1991: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leng popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2006
- Peak year (1991)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Leng popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1986 (Leng as girls' name)
Leng by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (168 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Leng's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Leng births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
139 births
- 1990s
1990s
168 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 168 births (52% of all-time use).
Leng by state
Where Leng concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 120 | 37.0% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 41 | 12.7% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 29 | 9.0% |
120 of 324 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Leng's data
- Leng's decade-level peak was the 1990s (168 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lengs (120 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leng: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1980–2006 (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 Leng 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.