Unisex name · since 1914
Lenny
Lenny has 8,299 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,340 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,419 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,299
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lenny currently ranks #1419 among unisex names in America, with 8,299 babies recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenny has been recorded 8,299 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #1419 nationally and more common than 90% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #1,340 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,419 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,299 born since 1914
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenny ranks #1,340 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,419 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,299 born since 1914, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,340 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,419 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,299
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lenny's 8,299 recorded births place it above 97.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Lenny compares
8,299 Top 10% higher than 90% of 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
Lenny's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lenny | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,299 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 199 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lenny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lenny splits its recorded history at 1975: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 199 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lenny popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 199
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Lenny popularity over time - girls
736 total births recorded since 1943 (Lenny as girls' name)
Lenny by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,514 births, 18% of the file).
1960s was Lenny's strongest decade.
1,514 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Lenny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s 41
1920s
41 births
- 1930s 111
1930s
111 births
- 1940s 511
1940s
511 births
- 1950s
1950s
994 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,514 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,192 births
- 1980s
1980s
665 births
- 1990s 495
1990s
495 births
- 2000s
2000s
839 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,195 births
- 2020s
2020s
729 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,514 births (18% of all-time use).
How Lenny compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lenny's total volume
Lenny by state
Where Lenny concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,433 | 17.3% |
| #2 | California | | 971 | 11.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 374 | 4.5% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 281 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 230 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 227 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 186 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 156 | 1.9% |
1,433 of 8,299 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Lenny appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lenny's data
- Lenny's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (1,514 total births) through the 2020s (729) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Lennys (1,433 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Lenny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Lenny 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.