Masculine dossier · first seen 1914

Lenny

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Lenny
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1961

Peak rank proxy

199

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1914Peak 19612024

Peak year

1961

Decline from peak

31.2%

2024

137

All-time

8,170

Lenny has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1961, when 199 boys were named Lenny.

In 2024, only 137 boys were given the name.

Down 31.2% from its peak.

All told, about 8,170 Americans have been named Lenny and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1914.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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