Girls' name · since 1925

Lennette

356 babies named Lennette in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#14,513 of 72,339
all-time among girls
356
born since 1925
1960s
peak decade

Lennette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 356 recorded since 1925.

Lennette has 356 recorded births among girls since 1925, 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 1925 to 1995.

  • #14,513 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 356 born since 1925
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lennette ranks #14,513 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 356 born since 1925, peaking in the 1960s.

#14,513 of 72,339
all-time among girls
356
born since 1925
1960s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Lennette's 356 recorded births place it above 79.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lennette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lennette's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lennette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1995

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1963)
16
Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
05101520 192519481955196019651970197619881995 5

Lennette by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (126 births, 35% of the file).

1960s was Lennette's strongest decade.

126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Lennette births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 126 births (35% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lennette?
Lennette has been given to 356 babies in the U.S. since 1925, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #14,513 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1995. 16 babies were born in 1963, its single highest year.
Where does Lennette sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lennette ranks #14,513 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lennette most popular?
Lennette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Lennette been used?
The SSA has tracked Lennette since 1925 -- 71 years through the most recent 1995 data.
What names are similar to Lennette?
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 Lennette's data

  • Lennette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lennette

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lennette: 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, 1925–1995 (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 Lennette 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.