Len
Len is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Leonard. It may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Len
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Len is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Leonard. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Len
Len first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1960: 121 births, good for #713 nationwide. About 20% of every Len on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Len last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Len
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Len. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Len
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About the name Len
Len is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Len's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #713. Use the chart and map above to compare Len'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.