Lena
#279 for girls in 2025, 1,106 births · Last seen for boys in 1975 at #4,797
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1884 · 906 births
- Debut · girls
- 603 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 41 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 146,479since 1880
Lena over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #279 | 1,106 | — | |
| 2024 | #262 | 1,218 | — | |
| 2023 | #270 | 1,157 | — | |
| 2022 | #254 | 1,220 | — | |
| 2021 | #294 | 1,091 | — | |
| 2020 | #271 | 1,143 | — | |
| 2019 | #267 | 1,246 | — | |
| 2018 | #302 | 1,102 | — | |
| 2017 | #303 | 1,084 | — | |
| 2016 | #275 | 1,144 | — | |
| 2015 | #273 | 1,162 | — | |
| 2014 | #280 | 1,168 | — | |
| 2013 | #331 | 982 | — | |
| 2012 | #359 | 885 | — | |
| 2011 | #360 | 901 | — | |
| 2010 | #375 | 842 | — | |
| 2009 | #415 | 768 | — | |
| 2008 | #438 | 728 | — | |
| 2007 | #448 | 716 | — | |
| 2006 | #483 | 644 | — | |
| 2005 | #466 | 654 | — | |
| 2004 | #518 | 555 | — | |
| 2003 | #503 | 568 | — | |
| 2002 | #533 | 514 | — | |
| 2001 | #555 | 473 | — | |
| 2000 | #545 | 477 | — | |
| 1999 | #536 | 472 | — | |
| 1998 | #521 | 483 | — | |
| 1997 | #528 | 449 | — | |
| 1996 | #552 | 422 | — | |
| 1995 | #573 | 400 | — | |
| 1994 | #537 | 457 | — | |
| 1993 | #575 | 414 | — | |
| 1992 | #501 | 483 | — | |
| 1991 | #515 | 451 | — | |
| 1990 | #525 | 453 | — | |
| 1989 | #549 | 412 | — | |
| 1988 | #549 | 398 | — | |
| 1987 | #506 | 419 | — | |
| 1986 | #495 | 431 | — | |
| 1985 | #424 | 519 | — | |
| 1984 | #445 | 466 | — | |
| 1983 | #458 | 446 | — | |
| 1982 | #427 | 513 | — | |
| 1981 | #447 | 480 | — | |
| 1980 | #434 | 499 | — | |
| 1979 | #453 | 451 | — | |
| 1978 | #460 | 429 | — | |
| 1977 | #442 | 462 | — | |
| 1976 | #439 | 448 | — | |
| 1975 | #425 | 472 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #412 | 485 | — | |
| 1973 | #430 | 453 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #412 | 478 | — | |
| 1971 | #422 | 495 | — | |
| 1970 | #435 | 507 | — | |
| 1969 | #439 | 481 | — | |
| 1968 | #443 | 462 | — | |
| 1967 | #424 | 483 | — | |
| 1966 | #391 | 546 | — | |
| 1965 | #407 | 521 | — | |
| 1964 | #409 | 569 | — | |
| 1963 | #427 | 513 | — | |
| 1962 | #422 | 529 | — | |
| 1961 | #409 | 569 | — | |
| 1960 | #429 | 520 | — | |
| 1959 | #416 | 514 | — | |
| 1958 | #410 | 514 | — | |
| 1957 | #389 | 546 | — | |
| 1956 | #386 | 535 | — | |
| 1955 | #371 | 559 | — | |
| 1954 | #355 | 589 | — | |
| 1953 | #335 | 609 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #335 | 605 | — | |
| 1951 | #315 | 627 | — | |
| 1950 | #308 | 634 | — | |
| 1949 | #310 | 628 | #2,802 | 8 |
| 1948 | #283 | 734 | — | |
| 1947 | #296 | 706 | — | |
| 1946 | #276 | 697 | — | |
| 1945 | #251 | 724 | — | |
| 1944 | #247 | 725 | — | |
| 1943 | #248 | 776 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #242 | 785 | #2,712 | 8 |
| 1941 | #218 | 795 | — | |
| 1940 | #215 | 797 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #219 | 764 | — | |
| 1938 | #202 | 858 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #201 | 847 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #195 | 891 | #2,184 | 11 |
| 1935 | #183 | 968 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #172 | 1,076 | — | |
| 1933 | #165 | 1,089 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1932 | #155 | 1,255 | #2,191 | 12 |
| 1931 | #149 | 1,302 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1930 | #144 | 1,489 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1929 | #138 | 1,626 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #131 | 1,803 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1927 | #130 | 1,987 | #2,523 | 11 |
| 1926 | #123 | 2,143 | #3,385 | 7 |
| 1925 | #124 | 2,235 | #2,755 | 10 |
| 1924 | #112 | 2,410 | #2,822 | 10 |
| 1923 | #108 | 2,520 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #107 | 2,625 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | #104 | 2,710 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1920 | #98 | 2,785 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1919 | #94 | 2,872 | #2,385 | 12 |
| 1918 | #93 | 2,937 | #3,368 | 7 |
| 1917 | #85 | 3,004 | #2,423 | 11 |
| 1916 | #85 | 2,869 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #77 | 2,927 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | #75 | 2,259 | #2,271 | 9 |
| 1913 | #73 | 1,973 | — | |
| 1912 | #72 | 1,903 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1911 | #70 | 1,449 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #66 | 1,431 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #65 | 1,295 | — | |
| 1908 | #64 | 1,331 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #64 | 1,238 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1906 | #61 | 1,206 | — | |
| 1905 | #61 | 1,258 | — | |
| 1904 | #57 | 1,228 | #1,064 | 6 |
| 1903 | #56 | 1,200 | #910 | 7 |
| 1902 | #56 | 1,225 | — | |
| 1901 | #51 | 1,216 | — | |
| 1900 | #52 | 1,506 | — | |
| 1899 | #49 | 1,159 | — | |
| 1898 | #49 | 1,320 | #1,002 | 6 |
| 1897 | #50 | 1,239 | — | |
| 1896 | #48 | 1,318 | #826 | 8 |
| 1895 | #50 | 1,289 | — | |
| 1894 | #42 | 1,360 | — | |
| 1893 | #46 | 1,261 | — | |
| 1892 | #47 | 1,234 | — | |
| 1891 | #45 | 1,174 | #841 | 6 |
| 1890 | #47 | 1,137 | — | |
| 1889 | #45 | 1,096 | — | |
| 1888 | #45 | 1,162 | #755 | 8 |
| 1887 | #42 | 1,004 | — | |
| 1886 | #43 | 992 | — | |
| 1885 | #43 | 876 | — | |
| 1884 | #41 | 906 | — | |
| 1883 | #42 | 800 | — | |
| 1882 | #43 | 697 | — | |
| 1881 | #50 | 555 | — | |
| 1880 | #43 | 603 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lena was already there! It came in at #43, and was given to 603 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1954–2004, when fewer than 590 girls a year got the name.
Where Lena is popular in 1935
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Tennessee#92 · 1 in 414
- Kentucky#102 · 1 in 436
- Arizona#111 · 1 in 389
- North Carolina#113 · 1 in 488
- Mississippi#114 · 1 in 450
Best ever in a state: #6 in Wyoming, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #92 | 66 | 1 in 414 |
| Kentucky | #102 | 61 | 1 in 436 |
| Arizona | #111 | 10 | 1 in 389 |
| North Carolina | #113 | 75 | 1 in 488 |
| Mississippi | #114 | 49 | 1 in 450 |
| West Virginia | #115 | 37 | 1 in 498 |
| New Hampshire | #120 | 5 | 1 in 624 |
| Louisiana | #124 | 42 | 1 in 490 |
| Georgia | #134 | 51 | 1 in 593 |
| Arkansas | #142 | 32 | 1 in 592 |
| Alabama | #145 | 49 | 1 in 597 |
| Virginia | #146 | 32 | 1 in 715 |
| New Mexico | #148 | 9 | 1 in 572 |
| Oklahoma | #159 | 30 | 1 in 732 |
| Connecticut | #164 | 8 | 1 in 1,181 |
| South Carolina | #167 | 25 | 1 in 820 |
| Colorado | #172 | 9 | 1 in 886 |
| Maryland | #172 | 10 | 1 in 1,154 |
| Massachusetts | #175 | 17 | 1 in 1,629 |
| Missouri | #175 | 26 | 1 in 1,013 |
| New Jersey | #182 | 17 | 1 in 1,381 |
| Texas | #183 | 66 | 1 in 860 |
| Ohio | #186 | 31 | 1 in 1,476 |
| New York | #189 | 63 | 1 in 1,314 |
| Florida | #193 | 13 | 1 in 960 |
| Maine | #202 | 5 | 1 in 1,260 |
| Indiana | #219 | 12 | 1 in 1,896 |
| Pennsylvania | #231 | 33 | 1 in 2,169 |
| Illinois | #262 | 21 | 1 in 2,401 |
| California | #263 | 19 | 1 in 1,838 |
| Kansas | #280 | 6 | 1 in 2,137 |
| Michigan | #282 | 13 | 1 in 2,923 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lena
- 17 spots since 2024 (#262 → #279)
- 8 spots since 2020 (#271 → #279)
- 6 spots since 2015 (#273 → #279)
- Biggest jump: 52 spots in 2005 (#518 → #466)
- Biggest drop: 74 spots in 1993 (#501 → #575)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #41 (906 births)
- Births halved by 1973, 89 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 41 yrs · run 1880–1920
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 140 girls born in 1883 were named Lena (0.71%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,453 girls born in 2025 (0.07%)
- Its best rank, #41 in 1884, was only 1 in 142 (0.70%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 16.1% of all girls named Lena (23,624) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8,691 | #41 (1884) | #44 |
| 1890s | 12,491 | #42 (1894) | #47 |
| 1900s | 12,703 | #51 (1901) | #59 |
| 1910s | 23,624 | #66 (1910) | #79 |
| 1920s | 22,844 | #98 (1920) | #118 |
| 1930s | 10,539 | #144 (1930) | #179 |
| 1940s | 7,367 | #215 (1940) | #259 |
| 1950s | 5,732 | #308 (1950) | #362 |
| 1960s | 5,193 | #391 (1966) | #420 |
| 1970s | 4,680 | #412 (1974) | #433 |
| 1980s | 4,583 | #424 (1985) | #473 |
| 1990s | 4,484 | #501 (1992) | #536 |
| 2000s | 6,097 | #415 (2009) | #490 |
| 2010s | 10,516 | #267 (2019) | #313 |
| 2020s | 6,935 | #254 (2022) | #272 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lena in 1935
Top girls' names in 1935
Top boys' names in 1935
More about 1935
girls
1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 1,083 of them was named Lena, which outranked 96.3% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
- ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
- ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
- ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
- ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,041,351 boys got a published name in 1935; 1 in 173,559 of them was named Lena, which outranked 21.6% of the 4,146 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).