Lenley
The Story of Lenley
As a girl name
Lenley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2022, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 13 births, good for #8,048 nationwide. Lenley last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 25 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Lenley as a boy name dates back to 1962, when 5 babies received it. 1962 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Lenley — #4,033 in the national rankings. Lenley last appeared in the published SSA data in 1962, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lenley
Lenley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2022 and has accumulated 25 births in the dataset. Lenley's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #8,048. Use the chart and map above to compare Lenley'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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