girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Lenna

Meaning Lenna is a female given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,761 Trend ↑ Rising 40%

Lenna is a female given name.

Rank 2025
#1,761
among girls · ↓156 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
115
named Lenna · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,976
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
131 babies
All-time total
4,373
#2,811 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Lenna popularity over time

4,373 babies have been named Lenna since 1880, 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1880Girls

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 212 21 – #337
1890s 289 29 +36% #451
1900s 208 21 -28% #715
1910s 413 41 +99% #794
1920s 429 43 +4% #943
1930s 279 28 -35% #1,252
1940s 301 30 +8% #1,367
1950s 269 27 -11% #1,440
1960s 202 20 -25% #2,185
1970s 155 16 -23% #3,347
1980s 145 15 -6% #4,088
1990s 127 13 -12% #5,371
2000s 209 21 +65% #5,315
2010s 475 48 +127% #2,318
2020s (to 2025) 660 110 +132% #1,605

Where Lenna 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 123 0.08 outside top 500
2027 130 0.08 outside top 500
2028 136 0.08 outside top 500
2029 141 0.09 outside top 500
2030 146 0.09 outside top 500

Where Lenna is most popular

Girls named Lenna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.068 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Utah.

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 Lenna 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
Minnesota 29 0.269 +298%
Wisconsin 17 0.165 +144%
Utah 12 0.144 +113%
Washington 16 0.111 +64%
Colorado 10 0.090 +33%
Pennsylvania 18 0.076 +13%
Michigan 13 0.071 +6%
Florida 27 0.063 -7%
California 53 0.063 -7%
Missouri 5 0.041 -39%
Texas 31 0.039 -43%
New York 14 0.035 -48%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -53%
Ohio 7 0.030 -56%
Illinois 6 0.026 -61%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Lenna

Lenna is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,761 in 2025 with 115 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 4,373 American babies have been named Lenna. Its peak came in 2024, when 131 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 Lenna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lenna?

The median living Lenna is about 19 years old; half are between 5 and 60. An estimated 2,400 people named Lenna are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

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

Lenna year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 115 #1,761
2024 131 #1,605
2023 101 #1,955
2022 101 #1,958
2021 100 #1,965
2020 112 #1,777
2019 66 #2,642
2018 79 #2,318
2017 58 #2,888
2016 45 #3,498
2015 44 #3,568
2014 43 #3,628
2013 44 #3,546
2012 38 #4,028
2011 26 #5,301
2010 32 #4,552
2009 27 #5,315
2008 25 #5,669
2007 27 #5,320
2006 22 #6,042
2005 24 #5,369
2004 23 #5,475
2003 19 #6,201
2002 17 #6,558
2001 12 #8,516
2000 13 #7,836
1995 14 #6,467
1990 14 #6,318
1985 10 #6,737
1980 11 #6,141
1975 15 #4,260
1970 9 #5,623
1965 30 #2,185
1960 21 #2,690
1955 19 #2,594
1950 41 #1,440
1945 35 #1,367
1940 19 #1,869
1935 33 #1,252
1930 34 #1,308
1925 36 #1,332
1920 48 #1,081
1915 59 #854
1910 23 #905
1905 20 #836
1900 26 #715
1895 35 #496
1890 26 #513
1885 25 #421
1880 23 #337

Famous people named Lenna

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

  1. 1 Lenna Kuurmaa Lenna Kuurmaa Estonian singer and actress b. 1985 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lenna?

The median living Lenna is about 19 years old. Half of all living Lennas are between 5 and 60 years old.

How many people named Lenna are alive today?

An estimated 2,400 people named Lenna are alive in the United States, based on 4,373 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lenna mean?

Lenna is a female given name.

How popular is the name Lenna in 2025?

Lenna ranked #1,761 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 115 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lenna?

4,373 babies have been named Lenna in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lenna most popular?

Lenna peaked in 2024, when 131 newborns received the name.

Is Lenna a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Lenna rising or falling?

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

Will Lenna become more popular?

Lenna is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 146 girls named Lenna 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 Lenna?

Well-known people named Lenna include Lenna Kuurmaa (actor).

Names like Lenna

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

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