Recorded 1975–1994 Girls' name Peak 1994 15 births

Lenina — girls' name

15 babies named Lenina in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71990s8

The verdict

15 girls have been named Lenina since 1975, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1994.

15
total births
1975–1994
years on record
1990s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Lenina was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lenina in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lenina

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Lenina between 1975 and 1994, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lenina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lenina performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lenina shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lenina in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lenina 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 15 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.

Lenina at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

15

Since 1975

20 years of records

Peak year

1994

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1975

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1994

Lenina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1975

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1994)
8
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
6.577.588.5 19941975 7

Lenina by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
8 births that decade — 53% of Lenina's all-time total
1970s71990s8

Lenina by state

Where Lenina concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lenina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 33.3%
California share of Lenina's total US births 33.3%

5 of 15 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lenina?
15 babies have been named Lenina since 1975. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1994 with 8 births.
When was Lenina most popular?
Lenina was most popular in the 1990s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Lenina most popular?
The top states for the name Lenina are California (5 births).
How long has the name Lenina been used?
Lenina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 20 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Lenina?
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, 1975–1994 (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.