Recorded 1940–1990 Unisex name Peak 1962 128 births

Lennell — boys' name

128 babies named Lennell in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s221950s281960s481970s121980s111990s7
1960s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Lennell was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

11 babies were named Lennell in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lennell

The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Lennell between 1940 and 1990, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lennell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Lennell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 1922.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lennell performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lennell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lennell 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 128 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.

Lennell at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

128

Since 1940

51 years of records

Peak year

1962

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1940

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1990

Lennell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1940

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1962)
11
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
4681012 19901977196819641959195319411940 5

Lennell popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 1922 (Lennell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 197119471922 5

Lennell by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
48 births that decade — 38% of Lennell's all-time total
1940s221950s281960s481970s121980s111990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lennell?
128 babies have been named Lennell since 1940. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1962 with 11 births.
When was Lennell most popular?
Lennell was most popular in the 1960s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Is Lennell a unisex name?
Yes, Lennell is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 128 births, and as a girl's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Lennell been used?
Lennell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 51 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Lennell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lennox, Lenard, Lenny, Lennon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1940–1990 (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.