Girls' name · since 1880

Lenna

Lenna has 4,373 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#2,811 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,758 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,373
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade

Lenna currently ranks #1758 among girls' names in America, with 4,373 babies recorded since 1880.

Lenna has 4,373 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1758 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #2,811 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,758 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 4,373 born since 1880
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenna ranks #2,811 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,758 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,373 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.

#2,811 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,758 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,373
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%89.8%
Lenna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Lenna's 4,373 recorded births place it above 96.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

20 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Lenna compares

4,373 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Lenna's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lenna Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 4,373 376 567,345
Peak-year births 131 21 19,840

Lenna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lenna's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 131, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lenna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
131
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
050100150 188018991918193719561975199420132025 115

Lenna by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (660 births, 15% of the file).

2020s was Lenna's strongest decade.

660 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.

Lenna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 660 births (15% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Lenna 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 Lenna's total volume

Lenna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 1.9%-63, 6.2%-130, 2%-143, 3.1%-32, 7.6%-108, 2.8%-52, 4.9%-110, 6.9%-111, 1.9%-146, 2.8%-71, 4.4%-142, 5.3%-71, 3.9%-57, 5.1%-112, 3.9%Lenna-146, 3%Lenna
Lenna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Lenna by state

Where Lenna concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lenna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
161 3.7%
#2 Texas
70 1.6%
#3 Ohio
56 1.3%
#4 Minnesota
48 1.1%
#5 Florida
35 0.8%
#6 Pennsylvania
35 0.8%
#7 North Carolina
31 0.7%
#8 Utah
29 0.7%
California share of Lenna's total US births 3.7%
Even split

161 of 4,373 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Lenna appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lenna? ▼
Since 1880, Social Security records show 4,373 babies named Lenna. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #2,811 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #1,758 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 131 births.
Where does Lenna sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenna ranks #2,811 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,758 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lenna most popular? ▼
Lenna was most popular in the 2020s decade with 660 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Lenna most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Lenna are California (161 births), Texas (70 births), Ohio (56 births).
How long has the name Lenna been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lenna since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Lenna? ▼
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 Lenna's data

  • California records the most Lennas (161 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.

Keep exploring Lenna

Nearby Names Like Lenna

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lenna

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lenna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 Lenna 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.