Lech
Lech is a Polish masculine given name. Lech was the name of the legendary founder of Poland. Lech also appears as a surname, with 14,289 people having the name in Poland.
Meaning & Origin of Lech
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lech is a Polish masculine given name. Lech was the name of the legendary founder of Poland. Lech also appears as a surname, with 14,289 people having the name in Poland.
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The Story of Lech
Lech first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 5 Lechs were born — ranking #6,387 that year. As of 2026, Lech ranks #6,387 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Lechs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lech
Lech is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Lech's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #6,387. Use the chart and map above to compare Lech's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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