US rank #8703 Boys' name Peak 2023 100 births

Leniel — #8703 US boys' name

100 babies named Leniel in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s102010s582020s32
#8703
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 39% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Leniel was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

15 babies were named Leniel in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leniel

The Social Security Administration has registered 100 babies named Leniel between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leniel currently holds the #8703 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leniel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Leniel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leniel 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 100 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.

Leniel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

100

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2023

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,703

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leniel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
15
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 202420232021201920182017201620152014201320082004 5

Leniel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
58 births that decade — 58% of Leniel's all-time total
2000s102010s582020s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leniel?
100 babies have been named Leniel since 2004. It currently ranks #8703 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 15 births.
When was Leniel most popular?
Leniel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Leniel been used?
Leniel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leniel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lennox, Lenard, Lenny, Lennon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2004–2024 (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.