Lenis

LEH-neez /ˈlɛniz/
boy 2 syllables fading

Lenis is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Lenis is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2004. Lenis was first reported in SSA data in 1917 and peaked in 1922 (9 births).

About the name Lenis

PronunciationLEH-neez /ˈlɛniz/

Names similar to Lenis

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How popular is Lenis?

Boys named Lenis
19171920193019401950196019701972
Boys named Lenis per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1917–2004 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2004) 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
Girls named Lenis
1928193019401950196019701980199020002004
Girls named Lenis per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1917–2004 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2004) 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

Lenis total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
200499#11,234—
200155#16,830—
19726——#4,752
19575——#4,309
19566——#3,762
19548——#3,079
19516——#3,572
19507——#3,199
19486——#3,518
19479——#2,781
19458——#2,667
19445——#3,709
19429——#2,623
19397——#3,000
19385—#4,687—
193711—#4,617#3,360
193610—#4,565#3,843
19356——#3,472
193416—#3,649#2,671
19336—#3,994—
19326——#3,598
19315——#4,090
192914—#3,550#3,775
19285—#5,101—
19256——#3,987
19236——#4,060
19229——#3,143
19215——#4,692
19207——#3,674
19195——#4,521
19177——#3,416
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