Total births
517
Girls' name · since 1899
Lenice
Lenice has 517 recorded births since 1899 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 517
- total births
- 1899–1995
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 18%
- born in that decade
Lenice is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 517 have been recorded since 1899.
Lenice has 517 recorded births among girls since 1899, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 1995.
- 517 total births
- 1899–1995 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 18% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
517 girls have been named Lenice since 1899, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1995.
- 517
- total births
- 1899–1995
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 18%
- born in that decade
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.
Lenice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lenice's full recorded timeline at 1948, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1899, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lenice at a glance
Last recorded 1995Peak year
1928
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1899
Lenice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–1995
- Peak year (1928)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Lenice by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Lenice's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Lenice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
65 births
- 1920s
1920s
75 births
- 1930s
1930s
59 births
- 1940s
1940s
54 births
- 1950s
1950s
91 births
- 1960s
1960s
73 births
- 1970s
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 91 births (18% of all-time use).
How Lenice compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lenice's total volume
Lenice vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lenice? ▼
Lenice has been given to 517 babies in the U.S. since 1899, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1995. 14 babies were born in 1928, its single highest year.
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.
What to do with Lenice's data
- Lenice's decade-level peak was the 1950s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- 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 Lenice
Nearby Names Like Lenice
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lenice
Lena Girl
#262 146,479 births
Lenora Girl
#715 37,058 births
Lenore Girl
#2011 22,968 births
Lennon Girl
#235 12,576 births
Lennox Girl
#688 5,409 births
Compare Lenice side by side: Lenice vs Lena Lenice vs Lenora Lenice vs Lenore
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1899–1995 (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. "Lenice: Baby Name Since 1899 - 517 Births, Peak 1928." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lenice. 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 Lenice 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 June 2026.