unisex name

Lenis

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 245

Lenis is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 22% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2004 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1934, when 16 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1917.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Lenis over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2004, not a full ten years.

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Births named Lenis by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 12
1920s 52
1930s 72
1940s 37
1950s 32
1970s 6
2000s (to 2004) 14

How popular is Lenis?

In 2004, Lenis was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Lenis is used

France #5,762 5 in 2016
United States #10,939 9 in 2004

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 Lenis

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

Parents who like Lenis also like

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

Sibling names for Lenis

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

Common questions about Lenis

How popular is the name Lenis?

In 2004, Lenis was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Lenis is used for both girls and boys. About 22% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Lenis?

Lenis has 2 syllables.

When was Lenis most popular?

Lenis peaked in 1934, when 16 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.