Boys' name · since 1915
Lenville
164 babies named Lenville in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1941. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,172 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 164
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
164 boys have been named Lenville since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenville has been recorded 164 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1962.
- #14,172 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 164 born since 1915
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenville ranks #14,172 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 164 born since 1915, peaking in the 1940s.
- #14,172 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 164
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Lenville's 164 recorded births place it above 68.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Lenville's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lenville splits its recorded history at 1938: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1941 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lenville popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1962
- Peak year (1941)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Lenville by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (57 births, 35% of the file).
1940s was Lenville's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Lenville births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
38 births
- 1930s
1930s
40 births
- 1940s
1940s
57 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 57 births (35% of all-time use).
Lenville by state
Where Lenville concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 49 | 29.9% |
49 of 164 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lenville's data
- Lenville's decade-level peak was the 1940s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Lenvilles (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Lenville: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1941)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1915–1962 (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 Lenville 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.