US rank #13745 Girls' name Peak 2018 177 births

Lenya — #13745 US girls' name

177 babies named Lenya in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51990s62000s432010s792020s44

The verdict

Lenya is currently the #13745 girls' name in America, more common than 22% of girls — 177 born since 1961, peaking in the 2010s.

#13745
among girls today
177
born since 1961
2010s
peak decade
22%
more common than other girls
#13745
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 22% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Lenya was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

13 babies were named Lenya in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lenya

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Lenya between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lenya currently holds the #13745 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lenya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lenya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lenya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lenya 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 177 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.

Lenya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

177

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

2018

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,745

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lenya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
13
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
468101214 20242021201820152011200720041961 5

Lenya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
79 births that decade — 45% of Lenya's all-time total
1960s51990s62000s432010s792020s44

Lenya by state

Where Lenya concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lenya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.8%
California share of Lenya's total US births 2.8%

5 of 177 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lenya?
177 babies have been named Lenya since 1961. It currently ranks #13745 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 13 births.
When was Lenya most popular?
Lenya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Lenya most popular?
The top states for the name Lenya are California (5 births).
How long has the name Lenya been used?
Lenya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lenya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lena, Lenora, Lenore, Lennon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1961–2024 (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.