Leni
Leni was the 1179th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 197 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,635 places. More babies were named Leni in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,179 girls, up 761 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 197girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023201 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,962babies recorded
Leni popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 27 since 2007.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,179 | 197 |
| 2020 | #1,940 | 99 |
| 2010 | #5,044 | 28 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #8,658 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #5,456 | 7 |
| 1950 | #3,335 | 11 |
| 1940 | #3,374 | 8 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Leni, counting every spelling?
Leni is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #847 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,179 for Leni on its own. Together these spellings went to 312 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leni | 197 | #1,179 | 843 |
| Lennie | 69 | #2,557 | 239 |
| Lenni | 46 | #3,366 | 204 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Leni?
197 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leni (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Leni born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 43 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leni.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leni?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Leni are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 15. That makes Leni a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Leni by state
How common Leni was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (4.7×), Wisconsin (2.6×). In 22 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Leni: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leni, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Leni
How popular is the name Leni?
Leni was the 1179th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 197 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,635 places. More babies were named Leni in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Leni a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leni in the US.
Where is Leni most popular?
In 2021–2025, Leni was most common in North Dakota (1.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and South Dakota.