Lenard

Last seen for girls in 1928 at #3,743 · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1932 · 188 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
9,997
since 1880

Lenard over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Lenard has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201930peak #410, 1932boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#12,0085
2024—#7,76510
2023——
2022—#8,9908
2021—#6,69812
2020—#7,50210
2019—#6,40613
2018—#6,34513
2017—#8,8408
2016—#6,34913
2015—#5,28917
2014—#5,99714
2013—#8,7898
2012—#4,53321
2011—#5,67515
2010—#7,08711
2009—#5,80015
2008—#4,90119
2007—#4,37522
2006—#5,78114
2005—#3,94123
2004—#5,24615
2003—#4,11420
2002—#3,67023
2001—#4,47617
2000—#4,20418
1999—#3,18225
1998—#3,19124
1997—#3,06424
1996—#3,02124
1995—#2,62628
1994—#2,55629
1993—#2,20935
1992—#1,67751
1991—#2,05236
1990—#1,80943
1989—#1,76643
1988—#1,52548
1987—#1,70939
1986—#1,51144
1985—#1,45246
1984—#1,24055
1983—#1,09566
1982—#1,11567
1981—#1,15463
1980—#1,07071
1979—#1,19358
1978—#1,41043
1977—#1,22152
1976—#1,12357
1975—#1,17052
1974—#95373
1973—#92576
1972—#89480
1971—#86988
1970—#88184
1969—#86179
1968—#84474
1967—#88566
1966—#74798
1965—#740100
1964—#78891
1963—#753106
1962—#78694
1961—#771100
1960—#688130
1959—#80191
1958—#703113
1957—#656136
1956—#677124
1955—#663121
1954—#633135
1953—#631128
1952—#671107
1951—#641122
1950—#602129
1949—#598130
1948—#621119
1947—#604126
1946—#609112
1945—#586106
1944—#564117
1943—#536137
1942—#566118
1941—#520130
1940—#508129
1939—#539112
1938—#492139
1937—#490136
1936—#482137
1935—#486136
1934—#526123
1933—#479137
1932—#410188
1931—#470145
1930—#458167
1929—#442179
1928#3,7437#428193
1927—#433195
1926—#444186
1925—#420204
1924—#434200
1923—#427200
1922—#431196
1921—#453184
1920—#418201
1919—#440182
1918—#515135
1917—#484141
1916—#524118
1915—#539107
1914—#53386
1913—#57957
1912—#53256
1911—#47138
1910—#49232
1909—#55822
1908—#54122
1907—#41730
1906—#43126
1905—#43025
1904—#68612
1903—#41123
1902—#49019
1901—#53614
1900—#53420
1899—#52114
1898—#63512
1897—#55614
1896—#59213
1895—#43720
1894—#56713
1893—#7688
1892—#7489
1891—#6359
1890—#8846
1889—#62810
1888—#1,0315
1887—#6319
1886—#6479
1885—#46216
1884—#61310
1883—#7207
1882—#54012
1881—#46014
1880—#6828
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lenard was already there! It came in at #682, and was given to 8 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2023, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Lenard is popular in 1930

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedILWisconsin: #318 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,905 boysWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #371 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,228 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedMOKentucky: #359 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,663 boysKYWest Virginia: #269 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,450 boysWVVirginia: #286 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,774 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedKSArkansas: #237 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,743 boysARTennessee: #264 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,792 boysTNNorth Carolina: #310 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,030 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #379 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,653 boysOKLouisiana: #352 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,161 boysLAMississippi: #238 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,847 boysMSAlabama: #258 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,232 boysALGeorgia: #261 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,557 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedHITexas: #545 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,360 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Lenard, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#237 · 1 in 1,743
  2. Mississippi#238 · 1 in 1,847
  3. Alabama#258 · 1 in 2,232
  4. Georgia#261 · 1 in 2,557
  5. Tennessee#264 · 1 in 2,792

Best ever in a state: #153 in Idaho, 1926.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#237101 in 1,743
Mississippi#238111 in 1,847
Alabama#258121 in 2,232
Georgia#261111 in 2,557
Tennessee#26491 in 2,792
West Virginia#26971 in 2,450
Virginia#28681 in 2,774
North Carolina#310111 in 3,030
Wisconsin#31851 in 4,905
Louisiana#35261 in 3,161
Kentucky#35971 in 3,663
California#37191 in 4,228
Oklahoma#37951 in 4,653
Texas#545111 in 5,360
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Lenard
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 4,243 spots since 2024 (#7,765 → #12,008)
  • 4,506 spots since 2020 (#7,502 → #12,008)
  • 6,719 spots since 2015 (#5,289 → #12,008)
  • Biggest jump: 403 spots in 1889 (#1,031 → #628)
  • Biggest drop: 400 spots in 1888 (#631 → #1,031)
Rise & fade · boys
52 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1932 at #410 (188 births)
  • Births halved by 1959, 27 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 94 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 94 yrs · run 1889–1974
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,894
  • Highest: 1 in 4,894 boys born in 1907 were named Lenard (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 341,615 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #410 in 1932, was only 1 in 5,554 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 19.4% of all boys named Lenard (1,938) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s100#460 (1881)#641
1890s118#437 (1895)#634
1900s213#411 (1903)#503
1910s952#440 (1919)#511
1920s1,938#418 (1920)#433
1930s1,420#410 (1932)#483
1940s1,224#508 (1940)#571
1950s1,206#602 (1950)#668
1960s938#688 (1960)#786
1970s663#869 (1971)#1,064
1980s542#1,070 (1980)#1,364
1990s319#1,677 (1992)#2,539
2000s186#3,670 (2002)#4,651
2010s133#4,533 (2012)#6,531
2020s45#6,698 (2021)#8,593

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lenard in 1930

boys
#458
167 births · 1 in 6,571 boys

Top boys' names in 1930

  1. #1Robert62,153
  2. #2James53,957
  3. #3John52,447
  4. #4William47,271
  5. #5Richard32,187
  6. #6Charles31,867
  7. #7Donald29,052
  8. #8George22,788
  9. #9Joseph20,981
  10. #10Edward17,352
  11. #458Lenard167
More about 1930

boys

1,097,378 boys got a published name in 1930; 1 in 6,571 of them was named Lenard, which outranked 89.9% of the 4,542 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lenard
  1. #455Emerson171
  2. #455Herschel171
  3. #457Ernesto168
  4. #458Lenard167
  5. #459Angel166
  6. #459Kent166
  7. #461Miles165
Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,094Derl#3,959 → #865
  2. ↑ 420Clive#1,378 → #958
  3. ↑ 380Farris#1,272 → #892
  4. ↑ 368Earlie#1,296 → #928
  5. ↑ 357Winton#1,272 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 486Americo#729 → #1,215
  2. ↓ 433Enrico#995 → #1,428
  3. ↓ 371Eliseo#844 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 312Meyer#878 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 304Hilbert#869 → #1,173

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1930 →