Recorded 1981–1994 Girls' name Peak 1982 35 births

Lensey — girls' name

35 babies named Lensey in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

35 girls have been named Lensey since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1994.

35
total births
1981–1994
years on record
1980s
peak decade
86%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Lensey was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lensey in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lensey

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Lensey between 1981 and 1994, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lensey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lensey performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lensey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lensey 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 35 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.

Lensey at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

35

Since 1981

14 years of records

Peak year

1982

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1981

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1994

Lensey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1981

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1982)
7
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Lensey by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
30 births that decade — 86% of Lensey's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lensey?
35 babies have been named Lensey since 1981. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1982 with 7 births.
When was Lensey most popular?
Lensey was most popular in the 1980s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Lensey been used?
Lensey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 14 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Lensey?
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, 1981–1994 (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.