Recorded 1892–2004 Boys' name Peak 1949 2,423 births

Lenwood — boys' name

2,423 babies named Lenwood in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1940s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Lenwood was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

60 babies were named Lenwood in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lenwood

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,423 babies named Lenwood between 1892 and 2004, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lenwood currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lenwood performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 422 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Lenwood shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 579 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Lenwood in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lenwood 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 2,423 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.

Lenwood at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

2,423

Since 1892

113 years of records

Peak year

1949

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1892

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2004

Lenwood popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1892

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1949)
60
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
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Lenwood by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
422 births that decade — 17% of Lenwood's all-time total
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Lenwood by state

Where Lenwood concentrates geographically — total births since 1892

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lenwood
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
579 23.9%
#2 Virginia
248 10.2%
#3 South Carolina
52 2.1%
#4 Georgia
49 2.0%
#5 Pennsylvania
13 0.5%
#6 New Jersey
6 0.2%
#7 New York
6 0.2%
#8 Florida
5 0.2%
North Carolina share of Lenwood's total US births 23.9%
Even split

579 of 2,423 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Lenwood appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lenwood?
2,423 babies have been named Lenwood since 1892. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1949 with 60 births.
When was Lenwood most popular?
Lenwood was most popular in the 1940s decade with 422 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Where is Lenwood most popular?
The top states for the name Lenwood are North Carolina (579 births), Virginia (248 births), South Carolina (52 births).
How long has the name Lenwood been used?
Lenwood has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 113 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Lenwood?
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.

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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, 1892–2004 (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.