Masculine dossier · first seen 1925
Lenin
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2018
Peak era
2018
Peak births
83
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1925Peak 20182025
Quick answers about Lenin
How many people are named Lenin?
An estimated 1,687 living Americans are named Lenin.
How rare is Lenin?
Lenin is very rare among babies today, with 43 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 48.2% from its 2018 peak.
How old is the typical Lenin?
The median age of a living American named Lenin is approximately 17 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 28 years old.
Is Lenin still popular?
Not especially. Lenin has been declining since its 2018 peak and registered 43 births in 2025.
Where is Lenin most common?
Lenin has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appeared 2.0× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.
Peak year
2018
Decline from peak
48.2%
2025
43
All-time
1,722
Where it lives now
Lenin is most concentrated in California — about 2.0× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Lenin is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.