Lenis

Boy · recorded 1917–1972

  • 1972last recorded
  • 1934best year

Most popular in 1934.

Last recorded in 1972. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Lenis.

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Its story

Popularity since 1917

05919171931194519581972

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 26 recorded years as a table
Lenis, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19178
19195
19207
19215
19228
19235
19255
19296
19315
19326
19349
19356
19365
19376
19396
19427
19444
19456
19475
19483
19504
19513
19544
19563
19572
19724

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Lenis isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1972
6
Rank in 1972
#4,441
How rare
1 in 270,268 boys
Since 1917
170

Lenis was last recorded in 1972. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1934, at 9 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Lenis doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.