Lennie
Girl name · #2542 in 2025 · Uniqueness 41/100
Lennie is currently the #2542 girl name in the United States — 69 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #10148, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 26,087 girls born in 2025 was named Lennie.
Babies named Lennie per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Lennie first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 11 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1915, when 123 girls were named Lennie — good for #586 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Lennie in class?
Lennie scores 41 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Lennie is most common
State-level data for Lennie is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Lennie
Statistically, parents drawn to Lennie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Bennie, Louie, Elvie, Minnie, and Tillie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Lennie | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69 | #2542 |
| 2024 | 51 | #3119 |
| 2023 | 66 | #2646 |
| 2022 | 31 | #4472 |
| 2021 | 22 | #5573 |
| 2020 | 21 | #5667 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6698 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6248 |
| 2017 | 21 | #5821 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11781 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10148 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14558 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14962 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13448 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15432 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13386 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13317 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10271 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11798 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11325 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10912 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7563 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8153 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8047 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5254 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lennie a popular girl name?
Lennie ranked #2542 among girls in 2025 with 69 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #10148.
When was the name Lennie most popular?
Lennie peaked in 1915, when 123 American girls received the name (ranked #586 that year). Since 1915 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Lennie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 26,087 newborn American girls was named Lennie. It scores 41/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.