Recorded 1916–1959 Girls' name Peak 1923 93 births

Lenola — girls' name

93 babies named Lenola in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

93 girls have been named Lenola since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1959.

93
total births
1916–1959
years on record
1920s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Lenola was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lenola in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lenola

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Lenola between 1916 and 1959, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lenola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lenola performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lenola shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lenola 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 93 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.

Lenola at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

93

Since 1916

44 years of records

Peak year

1923

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1916

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1959

Lenola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1916

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1923)
10
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Lenola by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
42 births that decade — 45% of Lenola's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lenola?
93 babies have been named Lenola since 1916. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1923 with 10 births.
When was Lenola most popular?
Lenola was most popular in the 1920s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Lenola been used?
Lenola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 44 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Lenola?
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.

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, 1916–1959 (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.