girl's name

Lene

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 313

Lene is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2013 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1967, when 13 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1949.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Lene over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2013, not a full ten years.

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'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Lene by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 5
1950s 10
1960s 80
1970s 43
1980s 70
1990s 25
2000s 26
2010s (to 2013) 18

How popular is Lene?

In 2013, Lene was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Lene is used

England & Wales #7,624 3 in 2012
United States #19,069 5 in 2013

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Lene

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lene also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lene over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lene

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lene — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lene

How popular is the name Lene?

In 2013, Lene was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Lene a girl's or a boy's name?

Lene is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Lene?

Lene has 1 syllable.

When was Lene most popular?

Lene peaked in 1967, when 13 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.