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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Lenita

Lenita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 1753rd; the most babies were born in 1960 (38). More babies were named Lenita in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
196038 babies
Total since 1880
1,178babies recorded

Lenita popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#7,63411
1980#5,73912
1970#3,16321
1960#1,84538
1950#2,08722
1940#2,25114
1930#3,2119
1920#5,3995
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Lenita, counting every spelling?

Lenita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Lenita?

About 900 people born in the US named Lenita are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 49 and 70. That makes Lenita a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Lenita by state

How common Lenita was among girls born in each state in 1958–1962, around its peak. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesAL0.03Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesFL0.02
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Lenita, girls, 1958–1962. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Lenita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lenita, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Lenita

How popular is the name Lenita?

Lenita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 1753rd; the most babies were born in 1960 (38). More babies were named Lenita in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Lenita a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,178 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Lenita most popular?

In 1958–1962, Lenita was most common in Alabama (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Pennsylvania.