Leni
Leni is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- German
Meaning & Origin of Leni
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leni is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Leni
American parents first put Leni on the record books as a baby girl name in 1938, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 218 Lenis were born — ranking #1,113 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 54% of all recorded Lenis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,113 among baby girl names with 218 births, rising sharply (+109% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Lenis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Leni
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Leni. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Leni
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About the name Leni
Leni is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1938 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Leni's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,113. Use the chart and map above to compare Leni'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.