Boys' name · since 1903
Lenon
518 babies named Lenon in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,735 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 518
- born since 1903
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lenon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 518 have been recorded since 1903.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenon has been recorded 518 times among boys since 1903, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 2019.
- #7,735 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 518 born since 1903
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenon ranks #7,735 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 518 born since 1903, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,735 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 518
- born since 1903
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lenon's 518 recorded births place it above 82.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Lenon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lenon splits its recorded history at 1941: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1909 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1932 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lenon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2019
- Peak year (1932)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Lenon by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (104 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Lenon's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Lenon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s
1910s
55 births
- 1920s
1920s
104 births
- 1930s
1930s
104 births
- 1940s
1940s
93 births
- 1950s
1950s
73 births
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 104 births (20% of all-time use).
How Lenon 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 Lenon's total volume
Lenon by state
Where Lenon concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 15 | 2.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.0% |
15 of 518 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Lenon's decade-level peak was the 1920s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Lenons (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lenon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1903–2019 (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 Lenon 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.