girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Leen

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,852 Trend ↑ Rising 23%
Rank 2025
#1,852
among girls · ↓76 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
108
named Leen · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,882
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
114 babies
All-time total
1,765
#5,124 all-time among girls
First recorded
1991
in Social Security records

Leen popularity over time

1,765 babies have been named Leen since 1991, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 53 5 – #8,091
2000s 261 26 +392% #4,215
2010s 854 85 +227% #1,859
2020s (to 2025) 597 100 +17% #1,776

Where Leen is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 111 0.07 outside top 500
2027 114 0.07 outside top 500
2028 116 0.07 outside top 500
2029 118 0.07 outside top 500
2030 120 0.07 outside top 500

Where Leen is most popular

Girls named Leen per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.064 per 1,000. Strongest in Michigan, Illinois, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Leen born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Michigan 65 0.357 +461%
Illinois 37 0.162 +154%
New York 54 0.136 +114%
Ohio 16 0.067 +6%
Texas 50 0.062 ≈ national
California 49 0.058 -8%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -35%
Virginia 6 0.035 -45%
Pennsylvania 7 0.030 -53%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -56%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -59%
Florida 6 0.014 -78%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Leen

Leen is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,852 in 2025 with 108 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1991, 1,765 American babies have been named Leen. Its peak came in 2024, when 114 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Leen stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Leen?

The median living Leen is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 13. An estimated 1,800 people named Leen are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Leen year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 108 #1,852
2024 114 #1,776
2023 100 #1,977
2022 94 #2,062
2021 100 #1,964
2020 81 #2,233
2019 80 #2,279
2018 109 #1,859
2017 109 #1,871
2016 109 #1,878
2015 99 #2,005
2014 85 #2,228
2013 85 #2,201
2012 62 #2,822
2011 68 #2,626
2010 48 #3,389
2009 33 #4,540
2008 31 #4,830
2007 31 #4,757
2006 35 #4,215
2005 25 #5,192
2004 22 #5,670
2003 30 #4,368
2002 22 #5,368
2001 19 #5,965
2000 13 #7,834
1995 5 #14,742
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Famous people named Leen

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Leen Vente Leen Vente Dutch footballer (1911–1989) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Leen, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Leen?

The median living Leen is about 8 years old. Half of all living Leens are between 4 and 13 years old.

How many people named Leen are alive today?

An estimated 1,800 people named Leen are alive in the United States, based on 1,765 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Leen in 2025?

Leen ranked #1,852 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 108 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Leen?

1,765 babies have been named Leen in the United States since 1991, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Leen most popular?

Leen peaked in 2024, when 114 newborns received the name.

Is Leen a boy or girl name?

Leen is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Leen rising or falling?

Leen is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Leen become more popular?

Leen is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 120 girls named Leen in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Leen?

Well-known people named Leen include Leen Vente (soccer player).

Names like Leen

Names that sound and feel close to Leen: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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