Lenna
Girl name · #1758 in 2025 · Very rare
Lenna is currently the #1758 girl name in the United States — 115 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3533, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 15,652 girls born in 2025 was named Lenna.
The 145-year story
Lenna first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 23 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 131 babies and a rank of #1598. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Lenna per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Lenna in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Lenna is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Lenna will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Lenna is most common
State-level data for Lenna is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Lenna
Statistically, parents drawn to Lenna tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Senna, Lucianna, Lunna, Elyanna, and Hosanna.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Lenna | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 115 | #1758 |
| 2024 | 131 | #1598 |
| 2023 | 101 | #1946 |
| 2022 | 101 | #1953 |
| 2021 | 100 | #1955 |
| 2020 | 112 | #1769 |
| 2019 | 66 | #2632 |
| 2018 | 79 | #2302 |
| 2017 | 58 | #2873 |
| 2016 | 45 | #3464 |
| 2015 | 44 | #3533 |
| 2014 | 43 | #3585 |
| 2013 | 44 | #3513 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3988 |
| 2011 | 26 | #5207 |
| 2010 | 32 | #4494 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5226 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5574 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5230 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5906 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5266 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5377 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6055 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6392 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8196 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lenna a popular girl name?
Lenna ranked #1758 among girls in 2025 with 115 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3533.
When was the name Lenna most popular?
Lenna peaked in 2024, when 131 American girls received the name (ranked #1598 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Lenna?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 15,652 newborn American girls was named Lenna. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.