US rank #1602 Girls' name Peak 2024 4,257 births

Lenna — #1602 US girls' name

4,257 babies named Lenna in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s2121890s2891900s2081910s4131920s4291930s2791940s3011950s2691960s2021970s1551980s1451990s1272000s2092010s4752020s544
#1602
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Lenna was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

130 babies were named Lenna in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lenna

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,257 babies named Lenna between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lenna currently holds the #1602 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 130 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lenna performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 544 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Lenna shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 153 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Lenna in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lenna 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 4,257 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.

Lenna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,257

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

130 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,602

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lenna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
130
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
050100150 202420051986196719481929191018911880 23

Lenna by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
544 births that decade — 13% of Lenna's all-time total
1880s2121890s2891900s2081910s4131920s4291930s2791940s3011950s2691960s2021970s1551980s1451990s1272000s2092010s4752020s544

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
153 3.6%
#2 Texas
70 1.6%
#3 Ohio
56 1.3%
#4 Minnesota
40 0.9%
#5 Florida
35 0.8%
#6 Pennsylvania
30 0.7%
#7 North Carolina
26 0.6%
#8 Utah
24 0.6%
California share of Lenna's total US births 3.6%
Even split

153 of 4,257 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?
4,257 babies have been named Lenna since 1880. It currently ranks #1602 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 130 births.
When was Lenna most popular?
Lenna was most popular in the 2020s decade with 544 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Lenna most popular?
The top states for the name Lenna are California (153 births), Texas (70 births), Ohio (56 births).
How long has the name Lenna been used?
Lenna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.