Girls' name · since 1975
Lenina
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Lenina, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #49,904 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
15 girls have been named Lenina since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lenina has 15 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1994.
- #49,904 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenina ranks #49,904 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #49,904 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lenina's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lenina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lenina splits its recorded history at 1994: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lenina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1994
- Peak year (1994)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Lenina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (8 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Lenina's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Lenina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 8 births (53% of all-time use).
Lenina by state
Where Lenina concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 33.3% |
5 of 15 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Leninas (5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lenina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1975–1994 (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 Lenina 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.