Lenus
Lenus was a Celtic god of healing, good fortune, and protection in battle, worshipped mainly in eastern Gaul, where he was almost always identified with the Roman god Mars.
Meaning & Origin of Lenus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lenus was a Celtic god of healing, good fortune, and protection in battle, worshipped mainly in eastern Gaul, where he was almost always identified with the Roman god Mars.
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The Story of Lenus
The earliest SSA record of Lenus as a baby boy name dates back to 1914, when 8 babies received it. 1927 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Lenus — #2,912 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Lenus on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Lenus last appeared in the published SSA data in 1952, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 73 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Lenus
Lenus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 73 births in the dataset. Lenus's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #2,912. Use the chart and map above to compare Lenus'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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