Lennie
Lennie was the 2557th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 354th; the most babies were born in 1915 (123). Over the last ten years it has moved up 8,000 places. More babies were named Lennie in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,557 girls, up 3,209 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 69girls
- Girls and boys
- 93% girls, 7% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1915123 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,725babies recorded
Lennie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,557 | #9,378 | 69 | 8 |
| 2020 | #5,766 | #13,277 | 21 | 5 |
| 2010 | #14,340 | #9,333 | 7 | 8 |
| 2000 | — | #9,824 | — | 6 |
| 1990 | — | #7,717 | — | 6 |
| 1980 | #6,562 | #2,190 | 10 | 24 |
| 1970 | #4,152 | #1,428 | 14 | 35 |
| 1960 | #2,224 | #882 | 28 | 75 |
| 1950 | #1,400 | #1,246 | 43 | 34 |
| 1940 | #1,092 | #1,350 | 44 | 25 |
| 1930 | #948 | #2,380 | 60 | 12 |
| 1920 | #793 | #1,482 | 83 | 26 |
| 1910 | #591 | #906 | 50 | 13 |
| 1900 | #472 | #1,250 | 52 | 6 |
| 1890 | #419 | — | 37 | — |
| 1880 | #533 | — | 11 | — |
How popular is Lennie, counting every spelling?
Lennie is a spelling of Leni, a name family that ranked #847 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,557 for Lennie 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 Lennie?
69 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lennie (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lennie 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 122 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lennie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lennie?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Lennie are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 14 and 78. That makes Lennie a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Lennie by state
How common Lennie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 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 Lennie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lennie, they share its era and feel.
Lennie is also a nickname for Lenora.
Questions about the name Lennie
How popular is the name Lennie?
Lennie was the 2557th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 354th; the most babies were born in 1915 (123). Over the last ten years it has moved up 8,000 places. More babies were named Lennie in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Lennie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 93% girls, 7% boys given the name Lennie in the US.
Where is Lennie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lennie was most common in Nebraska (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Missouri.