Leniah

LEE-NEYE-uh /ˈliːˈnaɪə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Leniah is a very rare variant of Lena that was most common in the 2000s and has all but disappeared.

Leniah is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2012. Leniah was first reported in SSA data in 2002 and peaked in 2007 (9 births).

About the name Leniah

PronunciationLEE-NEYE-uh /ˈliːˈnaɪə/
9peak births 2007
2002first in SSA data

Names similar to Leniah

How popular is Leniah?

Girls named Leniah
2002200520102012
Girls named Leniah per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2002–2012 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2012) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Leniah total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201266#16,064
201155#18,390
201077#14,339
200977#14,585
200888#13,285
200799#12,228
200677#14,464
200355#17,251
200277#13,018