Recorded 1899–1995 Girls' name Peak 1928 517 births

Lenice — girls' name

517 babies named Lenice in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s51910s651920s751930s591940s541950s911960s731970s531980s191990s18
1950s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Lenice was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

14 babies were named Lenice in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lenice

The Social Security Administration has registered 517 babies named Lenice between 1899 and 1995, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lenice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lenice performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Lenice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lenice 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 517 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.

Lenice at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

517

Since 1899

97 years of records

Peak year

1928

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1899

Recorded for 97 years

Last year on file: 1995

Lenice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1899

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1928)
14
Annual births at peak — across 97 years of records
46810121416 199519741963195419421931192219121899 5

Lenice by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
91 births that decade — 18% of Lenice's all-time total
1890s51900s51910s651920s751930s591940s541950s911960s731970s531980s191990s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lenice?
517 babies have been named Lenice since 1899. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1928 with 14 births.
When was Lenice most popular?
Lenice was most popular in the 1950s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Lenice been used?
Lenice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1899, spanning 97 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Lenice?
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, 1899–1995 (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.