Boys' name · since 1981
Lennin
Lennin has 291 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,143 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 291
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
291 babies have been named Lennin since 1981, making it today's #9143 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lennin has been recorded 291 times among boys since 1981, currently ranked #9143 nationally and more common than 34% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #10,757 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,143 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 291 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lennin ranks #10,757 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,143 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 291 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,143 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 291
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lennin's 291 recorded births place it above 76.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lennin compares
291 45th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Lennin's all-time total is 21% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lennin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 291 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lennin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lennin splits its recorded history at 2010: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lennin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Lennin popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2015 (Lennin as girls' name)
Lennin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Lennin's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Lennin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (34% of all-time use).
Lennin by state
Where Lennin concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 2.1% |
10 of 291 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Lennin's data
- Lennin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lennins (10 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lennin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
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, 1981–2025 (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 Lennin 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.