Total births
843
Girls' name · since 1948
Lenise
Lenise has 843 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 843
- total births
- 1948–2022
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that decade
843 girls have been named Lenise since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lenise has 843 recorded births among girls since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2022.
- 843 total births
- 1948–2022 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 22% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
843 girls have been named Lenise since 1948, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 2022.
- 843
- total births
- 1948–2022
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
22% of everyone ever named Lenise was born in this single decade.
1954
Single peak year
25 babies were named Lenise in 1954 - its busiest year on record.
Lenise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lenise's full recorded timeline at 1982, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lenise at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
1954
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1948
Lenise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2022
- Peak year (1954)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Lenise by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Lenise's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Lenise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
133 births
- 1960s
1960s
185 births
- 1970s
1970s
147 births
- 1980s
1980s
142 births
- 1990s
1990s
94 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 185 births (22% of all-time use).
How Lenise compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lenise's total volume
Lenise vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Lenise by state
Where Lenise concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lenise? ▼
843 babies have been named Lenise since 1948. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1954 with 25 births.
When was Lenise most popular? ▼
Lenise was most popular in the 1960s decade with 185 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Lenise most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Lenise are New York (11 births), Illinois (7 births).
How long has the name Lenise been used? ▼
Lenise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 75 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Lenise? ▼
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.
What to do with Lenise's data
- Lenise's decade-level peak was the 1960s (185 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lenises (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Lenise
Nearby Names Like Lenise
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lenise
Lena Girl
#262 146,479 births
Lenora Girl
#715 37,058 births
Lenore Girl
#2011 22,968 births
Lennon Girl
#235 12,576 births
Lennox Girl
#688 5,409 births
Compare Lenise side by side: Lenise vs Lena Lenise vs Lenora Lenise vs Lenore
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1948–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lenise: Baby Name Since 1948 - 843 Births, Peak 1954." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lenise. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lenise 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 June 2026.