Lennis
The Story of Lennis
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Lennis as a girl name dates back to 1898, when 9 babies received it. 1946 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Lennis — #2,153 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Lennis on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Lennis last appeared in the published SSA data in 2001, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 537 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lennis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1948: 33 births, good for #1,256 nationwide. About 20% of every Lennis on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Lennis last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lennis
Lennis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Lennis's peak popularity came in 1948 when it ranked #1,256. Use the chart and map above to compare Lennis'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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