Lennie
#2,542 for girls in 2025, 69 births · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to girls 62.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1884 · 32 births
- Debut · girls
- 11 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 4,835since 1880
Lennie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,542 | 69 | #8,910 | 8 |
| 2024 | #3,119 | 51 | #10,938 | 6 |
| 2023 | #2,646 | 66 | — | |
| 2022 | #4,472 | 31 | — | |
| 2021 | #5,573 | 22 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | #5,667 | 21 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #6,698 | 17 | #8,889 | 8 |
| 2018 | #6,248 | 19 | — | |
| 2017 | #5,821 | 21 | #8,140 | 9 |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #10,148 | 10 | #12,086 | 5 |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #8,130 | 9 |
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #9,709 | 7 |
| 2011 | — | #10,808 | 6 | |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | #8,803 | 8 |
| 2009 | — | #8,310 | 9 | |
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | #9,788 | 7 | |
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | #10,151 | 6 | |
| 2004 | — | #9,948 | 6 | |
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #8,456 | 7 |
| 2001 | — | #7,536 | 8 | |
| 2000 | — | #9,112 | 6 | |
| 1999 | — | #9,912 | 5 | |
| 1998 | — | #7,560 | 7 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,960 | 12 | |
| 1996 | — | #7,971 | 6 | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #5,928 | 9 |
| 1994 | — | #5,109 | 11 | |
| 1993 | — | #5,360 | 10 | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #5,236 | 10 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #4,476 | 12 |
| 1990 | — | #7,178 | 6 | |
| 1989 | — | #4,017 | 13 | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #3,350 | 15 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #3,521 | 13 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #2,891 | 17 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #2,427 | 21 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #2,292 | 22 |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 | #2,787 | 16 |
| 1982 | — | #2,972 | 15 | |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | #2,779 | 16 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | #2,162 | 24 |
| 1979 | #6,696 | 9 | #2,104 | 24 |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | #2,134 | 22 |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 | #1,948 | 25 |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 | #1,572 | 34 |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 | #1,505 | 35 |
| 1974 | #3,558 | 18 | #1,182 | 49 |
| 1973 | #3,787 | 16 | #1,736 | 26 |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | #1,566 | 30 |
| 1971 | #2,955 | 23 | #1,330 | 40 |
| 1970 | #4,038 | 14 | #1,416 | 35 |
| 1969 | #3,774 | 14 | #1,280 | 38 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #1,165 | 42 |
| 1967 | #3,340 | 15 | #1,253 | 36 |
| 1966 | #3,266 | 15 | #1,007 | 52 |
| 1965 | #2,411 | 25 | #976 | 57 |
| 1964 | #3,379 | 15 | #906 | 70 |
| 1963 | #3,066 | 17 | #961 | 61 |
| 1962 | #2,814 | 19 | #953 | 63 |
| 1961 | #2,474 | 24 | #890 | 74 |
| 1960 | #2,196 | 28 | #876 | 75 |
| 1959 | #2,289 | 25 | #875 | 76 |
| 1958 | #2,073 | 29 | #855 | 78 |
| 1957 | #1,681 | 41 | #835 | 82 |
| 1956 | #1,931 | 31 | #954 | 61 |
| 1955 | #2,108 | 26 | #933 | 64 |
| 1954 | #1,769 | 34 | #1,082 | 48 |
| 1953 | #1,671 | 35 | #1,074 | 46 |
| 1952 | #1,611 | 36 | #1,094 | 44 |
| 1951 | #1,462 | 41 | #984 | 51 |
| 1950 | #1,396 | 43 | #1,232 | 34 |
| 1949 | #1,304 | 49 | #1,163 | 37 |
| 1948 | #1,298 | 50 | #933 | 55 |
| 1947 | #1,413 | 43 | #1,136 | 41 |
| 1946 | #1,071 | 63 | #1,019 | 45 |
| 1945 | #1,142 | 47 | #1,139 | 33 |
| 1944 | #1,272 | 39 | #1,370 | 24 |
| 1943 | #1,181 | 47 | #1,308 | 28 |
| 1942 | #1,180 | 45 | #1,496 | 22 |
| 1941 | #1,041 | 49 | #1,446 | 22 |
| 1940 | #1,088 | 44 | #1,334 | 25 |
| 1939 | #1,221 | 36 | #1,489 | 20 |
| 1938 | #1,111 | 42 | #1,221 | 29 |
| 1937 | #1,099 | 42 | #1,913 | 14 |
| 1936 | #909 | 56 | #1,384 | 23 |
| 1935 | #1,004 | 47 | #1,422 | 23 |
| 1934 | #1,079 | 42 | #1,860 | 15 |
| 1933 | #865 | 60 | #1,361 | 24 |
| 1932 | #891 | 62 | #1,777 | 17 |
| 1931 | #1,092 | 42 | #2,003 | 14 |
| 1930 | #941 | 60 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1929 | #932 | 59 | #2,199 | 13 |
| 1928 | #936 | 63 | #1,647 | 21 |
| 1927 | #990 | 59 | #2,298 | 13 |
| 1926 | #873 | 72 | #2,074 | 15 |
| 1925 | #861 | 75 | #1,493 | 25 |
| 1924 | #788 | 89 | #1,727 | 21 |
| 1923 | #992 | 57 | #1,874 | 18 |
| 1922 | #845 | 75 | #1,470 | 26 |
| 1921 | #692 | 114 | #1,267 | 33 |
| 1920 | #791 | 83 | #1,457 | 26 |
| 1919 | #721 | 94 | #1,882 | 17 |
| 1918 | #796 | 80 | #1,539 | 23 |
| 1917 | #696 | 98 | #1,479 | 23 |
| 1916 | #641 | 111 | #2,043 | 14 |
| 1915 | #586 | 123 | #1,782 | 16 |
| 1914 | #577 | 96 | #1,772 | 13 |
| 1913 | #587 | 76 | #1,256 | 17 |
| 1912 | #555 | 77 | #1,527 | 11 |
| 1911 | #519 | 64 | #925 | 13 |
| 1910 | #584 | 50 | #859 | 13 |
| 1909 | #594 | 42 | #1,020 | 9 |
| 1908 | #462 | 61 | — | |
| 1907 | #475 | 56 | — | |
| 1906 | #486 | 50 | — | |
| 1905 | #464 | 53 | #741 | 11 |
| 1904 | #430 | 56 | #810 | 9 |
| 1903 | #457 | 49 | #910 | 7 |
| 1902 | #445 | 49 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #452 | 43 | — | |
| 1900 | #468 | 52 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1899 | #490 | 36 | #928 | 6 |
| 1898 | #448 | 46 | — | |
| 1897 | #530 | 31 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | #434 | 44 | #982 | 6 |
| 1895 | #384 | 53 | #872 | 7 |
| 1894 | #399 | 49 | #787 | 8 |
| 1893 | #455 | 34 | #768 | 8 |
| 1892 | #434 | 38 | #956 | 6 |
| 1891 | #355 | 49 | — | |
| 1890 | #412 | 37 | — | |
| 1889 | #475 | 27 | #673 | 9 |
| 1888 | #458 | 29 | #704 | 9 |
| 1887 | #364 | 35 | #819 | 6 |
| 1886 | #657 | 12 | — | |
| 1885 | #386 | 28 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | #349 | 32 | — | |
| 1883 | #435 | 19 | #799 | 6 |
| 1882 | #407 | 20 | #837 | 6 |
| 1881 | #360 | 21 | — | |
| 1880 | #518 | 11 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lennie was already there! It came in at #518, and was given to 11 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1982, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Lennie is popular in 1916
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#260 · 1 in 1,637
- West Virginia#276 · 1 in 1,899
- Oklahoma#306 · 1 in 2,038
- Alabama#309 · 1 in 2,350
- Tennessee#324 · 1 in 2,567
Best ever in a state: #157 in Mississippi, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #260 | 11 | 1 in 1,637 |
| West Virginia | #276 | 8 | 1 in 1,899 |
| Oklahoma | #306 | 9 | 1 in 2,038 |
| Alabama | #309 | 11 | 1 in 2,350 |
| Tennessee | #324 | 9 | 1 in 2,567 |
| South Carolina | #337 | 6 | 1 in 3,205 |
| North Carolina | #351 | 9 | 1 in 3,393 |
| Arkansas | #377 | 6 | 1 in 2,732 |
| Georgia | #389 | 8 | 1 in 3,918 |
| Missouri | #423 | 7 | 1 in 4,121 |
| Texas | #521 | 11 | 1 in 4,095 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Lennie
- 577 spots since 2024 (#3,119 → #2,542)
- 3,125 spots since 2020 (#5,667 → #2,542)
- 7,606 spots since 2015 (#10,148 → #2,542)
- Biggest jump: 293 spots in 1887 (#657 → #364)
- Biggest drop: 271 spots in 1886 (#386 → #657)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #349 (32 births)
- Births halved by 1886, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1880–1930
- Highest: 1 in 3,785 girls born in 1891 were named Lennie (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 23,294 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #349 in 1884, was only 1 in 4,032 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 18.0% of all girls named Lennie (869) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2014, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 234 | #349 (1884) | #441 |
| 1890s | 417 | #355 (1891) | #434 |
| 1900s | 511 | #430 (1904) | #473 |
| 1910s | 869 | #519 (1911) | #626 |
| 1920s | 746 | #692 (1921) | #870 |
| 1930s | 489 | #865 (1933) | #1,021 |
| 1940s | 476 | #1,041 (1941) | #1,199 |
| 1950s | 341 | #1,396 (1950) | #1,799 |
| 1960s | 178 | #2,196 (1960) | #3,297 |
| 1970s | 138 | #2,955 (1971) | #4,676 |
| 1980s | 60 | #5,254 (1981) | #8,671 |
| 1990s | 17 | #10,271 (1991) | #12,325 |
| 2000s | 5 | #15,432 (2002) | #15,432 |
| 2010s | 94 | #5,821 (2017) | #10,458 |
| 2020s | 260 | #2,542 (2025) | #4,003 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lennie in 1916
Top girls' names in 1916
Top boys' names in 1916
More about 1916
girls
1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 9,408 of them was named Lennie, which outranked 87.6% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #638Emilia112
- #638Jerry112
- #638Lovie112
- #641Lennie111
- #641Aletha111
- #641Carolina111
- #641Greta111
- #647Berneice110
- #647Felicia110
- #647Ima110
Tied with 5 names at #641; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 63,577 of them was named Lennie, which outranked 55.0% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,949Vera15
- #1,949Verdon15
- #1,949Yancy15
- #2,043Lennie14
- #2,043Acy14
- #2,043Adron14
- #2,043Alwyn14
- #2,152Abie13
- #2,152Afton13
- #2,152Almus13
Tied with 108 names at #2,043; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.