Boys' name · since 1915
Lenward
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.
- #9,714 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 352
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Lenward sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 352 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Lenward recorded 352 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1982.
- #9,714 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 352 born since 1915
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lenward ranks #9,714 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 352 born since 1915, peaking in the 1940s.
- #9,714 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 352
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Lenward's 352 recorded births place it above 78.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Lenward's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lenward's full recorded timeline at 1945, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1935 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lenward popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1982
- Peak year (1935)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Lenward by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (77 births, 22% of the file).
1940s was Lenward's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Lenward births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 21
1910s
21 births
- 1920s
1920s
74 births
- 1930s
1930s
61 births
- 1940s
1940s
77 births
- 1950s
1950s
74 births
- 1960s
1960s
34 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 77 births (22% of all-time use).
Lenward by state
Where Lenward concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.7% |
6 of 352 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lenward's data
- Lenward's decade-level peak was the 1940s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Lenwards (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Lenward: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1915–1982 (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 Lenward 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.