Unisex name · since 2003

Leny

70 babies named Leny in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#19,831 of 45,481
all-time among boys
70
born since 2003
2000s
peak decade

Leny sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 70 recorded since 2003.

Leny has 70 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2022.

  • #19,831 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 70 born since 2003
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leny ranks #19,831 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 70 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.

#19,831 of 45,481
all-time among boys
70
born since 2003
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Leny's 70 recorded births place it above 56.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Leny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Leny's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Leny popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
8
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
456789 20032005200620072008200920102011201420182022 7

Leny popularity over time - girls

33 total births recorded since 1990 (Leny as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 33 births
4.555.566.5 199019932006201120222023 5

Leny by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (40 births, 57% of the file).

2000s was Leny's strongest decade.

40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Leny births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 40 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leny? ▼
70 babies have been named Leny since 2003. All-time, it sits at #19,831 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 8 births.
Where does Leny sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leny ranks #19,831 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Leny most popular? ▼
Leny was most popular in the 2000s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Is Leny a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Leny is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 70 births, and as a girl's name it has 33 births.
How long has the name Leny been used? ▼
Records for Leny go back to 2003, giving 20 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Leny? ▼
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.

What to do with Leny's data

  • Leny's decade-level peak was the 2000s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Leny

Nearby Names Like Leny

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Leny

Lennox Boy
#289 14,330 births
Lenard Boy
#12023 9,997 births
Lenny Boy
#1419 8,299 births
Lennon Boy
#808 8,003 births
Len Boy
#8914 4,514 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Leny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2003–2022 (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 Leny 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.