Lenka
Lenka is a Czech, Slovak and Serbian feminine given name. It is also a diminutive of other female names, Lena, Elena, and variants. Notable people with the name include:
- Czech
- Slovak
Meaning & Origin of Lenka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lenka is a Czech, Slovak and Serbian feminine given name. It is also a diminutive of other female names, Lena, Elena, and variants. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Czech
- Slovak
The Story of Lenka
American parents first put Lenka on the record books as a baby girl name in 1962, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 10 Lenkas were born — ranking #9,802 that year. About 35% of every Lenka on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Lenka last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 82 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Lenka
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lenka. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Lenka
Phonetically similar names — useful when Lenka is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Lanka
- Lenga
- Linky
- Linga
- Limca
- Length
- Lanky
- Longa
- Lenk
- Langa
- Lemke
- Alenka
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Lenka
Lenka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 82 births in the dataset. Lenka's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #9,802. Use the chart and map above to compare Lenka'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.