Boys' name · since 2004
Leniel
106 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.
- #17,041 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,359 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 106
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Leniel is the #11359 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 106 recorded since 2004.
Leniel has 106 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11359 as of the latest data, more common than 18% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #17,041 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,359 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 106 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leniel ranks #17,041 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,359 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 106 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,041 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,359 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 106
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leniel's 106 recorded births place it above 62.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Leniel compares
106 27th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Leniel's all-time total is 71% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leniel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 106 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Leniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leniel's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Leniel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (58 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Leniel's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Leniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 58 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Leniel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (58 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2004–2025 (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 Leniel 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.