Unisex name · since 1917
Lenis
Lenis has 170 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,955 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 170
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Lenis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 170 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenis has been recorded 170 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1972.
- #13,955 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 170 born since 1917
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenis ranks #13,955 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 170 born since 1917, peaking in the 1930s.
- #13,955 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 170
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Lenis's 170 recorded births place it above 69.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Lenis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lenis's SSA record in two at 1937 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lenis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1972
- Peak year (1922)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Lenis popularity over time - girls
55 total births recorded since 1928 (Lenis as girls' name)
Lenis by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (44 births, 26% of the file).
1930s was Lenis's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Lenis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
39 births
- 1930s
1930s
44 births
- 1940s
1940s
37 births
- 1950s
1950s
32 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 44 births (26% of all-time use).
Lenis by state
Where Lenis concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 170 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lenis's data
- Lenis's decade-level peak was the 1930s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Leniss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lenis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1917–1972 (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 Lenis 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.