US rank #13563 Boys' name Peak 2023 31 births

Lens — #13563 US boys' name

31 babies named Lens in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s112020s20
#13563
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 5% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Lens was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lens in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lens

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Lens between 2014 and 2024, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lens currently holds the #13563 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lens performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lens shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lens 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 31 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.

Lens at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

31

Since 2014

11 years of records

Peak year

2023

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#13,563

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2014

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lens popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2014

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
8
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
456789 20242023202220182014 5

Lens by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
20 births that decade — 65% of Lens's all-time total
2010s112020s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lens?
31 babies have been named Lens since 2014. It currently ranks #13563 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 8 births.
When was Lens most popular?
Lens was most popular in the 2020s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Lens been used?
Lens has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 11 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lens?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lennox, Lenard, Lenny, Lennon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2014–2024 (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.