girl's name

Lénie

lay-NEE (French)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Top 1000 (France)
  • Births on record 504

France

#590

2025 births

Lénie is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 70 babies in France, ranking #590. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in France.

  • Peaked in France in 2025, when 70 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 8,421 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1986.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Lénie Over Time

Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Lénie by decade in France
Decade Births
1980s 5
1990s 15
2000s 130
2010s 165
2020s (to 2025) 180

How Popular Is Lénie?

In 2025, Lénie was given to 70 babies in France, ranking #590 that year. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in France.

Where Lénie Is Used

France #590 70 in 2025
Canada as Lenie #3,468 5 in 2024
England & Wales as Lenie #5,082 4 in 2025

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.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Lénie Is Spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Lenie Lenie is a spelling of Lénie, used in Canada, where it ranks #3,468. 219

Names That Peaked Alongside Lénie

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

Parents Who Like Lénie Also Like

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

How to Say Lénie

  • French lay-NEE

Sibling Names for Lénie

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Lénie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Lénie

Is Lénie a girl's or a boy's name?

Lénie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Lénie?

Lénie has 2 syllables.

When was Lénie most popular?

Lénie peaked in 2025, when 70 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Lénie a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lénie currently ranks #590 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.