Recorded 1915–1982 Boys' name Peak 1935 352 births

Lenward — boys' name

352 babies named Lenward in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s211920s741930s611940s771950s741960s341970s61980s5
1940s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Lenward was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

15 babies were named Lenward in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lenward

The Social Security Administration has registered 352 babies named Lenward between 1915 and 1982, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lenward currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lenward performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lenward shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lenward in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lenward 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 352 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.

Lenward at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

352

Since 1915

68 years of records

Peak year

1935

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1915

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 1982

Lenward popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1915

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1935)
15
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
05101520 198219611955194919431935192719201915 8

Lenward by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
77 births that decade — 22% of Lenward's all-time total
1910s211920s741930s611940s771950s741960s341970s61980s5

Lenward by state

Where Lenward concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lenward
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
6 1.7%
North Carolina share of Lenward's total US births 1.7%

6 of 352 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lenward?
352 babies have been named Lenward since 1915. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1935 with 15 births.
When was Lenward most popular?
Lenward was most popular in the 1940s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
Where is Lenward most popular?
The top states for the name Lenward are North Carolina (6 births).
How long has the name Lenward been used?
Lenward has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 68 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Lenward?
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, 1915–1982 (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.