Lenni

Lenni was the #3,342 girls' name in the US in 2025 (46 babies), and #4,201 in England & Wales and #1,974 in Canada.

Lenni as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Lenni as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Lenni as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,342 (46)#4,201 (5)#1,974 (11)
2024#3,459 (45)#5,892 (3)#2,685 (7)
2023#3,140 (52)#4,057 (5)#2,027 (10)
2022#4,671 (29)#3,971 (5)#2,835 (6)
2021#4,326 (32)#4,634 (4)#2,893 (6)
2020#4,453 (30)#3,117 (7)—
2019#5,163 (25)#2,869 (8)#2,610 (7)
2018#8,146 (13)#4,684 (4)#2,892 (6)
2017#6,044 (20)——
2016#7,602 (15)#4,096 (5)—
2015#11,835 (8)#4,736 (4)—
2014#10,955 (9)#3,514 (6)—
2013#14,582 (6)——
2012—#5,876 (3)—
2011—#4,764 (4)—

Lenni as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
Lenni as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & Wales
Lenni as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIreland
2025—#4,275 (4)—
2024#10,938 (6)#2,672 (8)—
2023—#3,113 (6)—
2022—#3,049 (6)#779 (3)
2021—#3,017 (6)—
2020#12,022 (5)#4,608 (3)—
2019—#2,488 (8)—
2018#12,156 (5)#3,412 (5)—
2017—#2,734 (7)—
2015—#3,908 (4)—
2014—#2,459 (8)—
2013—#2,403 (8)—
2012—#2,270 (9)—
2011—#3,830 (4)—
2010—#3,865 (4)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #3,140.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1966.

How common is it?

about 1 in 34,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 34,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Lenni is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 28,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 19,000 to 1 in 41,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Lenni by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #1,210MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Lenni (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LenniCanadaGirls#1,97411
LenniEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
LenniEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
LenniIrelandBoys—too few
LenniNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
LenniUSGirls#3,34246
LenniUSBoys—too few