Is Lena a boy or girl name?
Lena is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,211 girls and 0 boys were named Lena, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 145,682 US babies named Lena were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #263
- Babies named Lena since 1880
- 145,682
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 3,015 babies
Boys and girls named Lena, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8 | 8,691 | 99.9% |
| 1890s | 20 | 12,491 | 99.8% |
| 1900s | 24 | 12,703 | 99.8% |
| 1910s | 69 | 23,624 | 99.7% |
| 1920s | 87 | 22,844 | 99.6% |
| 1930s | 71 | 10,537 | 99.3% |
| 1940s | 31 | 7,367 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 5 | 5,733 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 0 | 5,194 | 100% |
| 1970s | 11 | 4,681 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 0 | 4,582 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 4,482 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 6,093 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 10,513 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5,821 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,211 | #263 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,157 | #270 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,219 | #254 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,091 | #294 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,143 | #271 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,246 | #267 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,102 | #302 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,082 | #303 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,144 | #275 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,162 | #273 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,168 | #280 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 982 | #331 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 885 | #359 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 900 | #360 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 842 | #375 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 768 | #416 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 728 | #440 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 716 | #448 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 644 | #483 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 654 | #466 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 554 | #518 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 568 | #504 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 513 | #534 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 472 | #555 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 476 | #548 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 472 | #536 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 483 | #522 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 449 | #530 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 422 | #553 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 400 | #574 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 456 | #538 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 414 | #575 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 483 | #501 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 450 | #518 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 453 | #525 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 412 | #549 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 398 | #550 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 419 | #506 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 431 | #496 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 520 | #424 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 465 | #446 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 445 | #460 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 513 | #427 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 480 | #449 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 499 | #434 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 451 | #453 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 429 | #461 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 462 | #443 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 449 | #439 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,177 | 473 | #425 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 484 | #412 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,556 | 453 | #430 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 478 | #412 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 495 | #423 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 507 | #435 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 481 | #439 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 462 | #443 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 483 | #425 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 546 | #391 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 521 | #407 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 569 | #409 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 513 | #428 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 529 | #422 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 570 | #408 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 520 | #429 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 514 | #416 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 513 | #410 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 546 | #389 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 536 | #385 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 560 | #371 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 589 | #355 |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,123 | 609 | #335 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 605 | #335 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 627 | #315 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 634 | #309 |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,917 | 628 | #310 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 734 | #283 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 706 | #296 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 697 | #276 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 724 | #251 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 725 | #247 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,830 | 776 | #248 |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,829 | 785 | #243 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 795 | #219 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,416 | 797 | #216 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 764 | #219 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,812 | 858 | #202 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,818 | 847 | #201 |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,242 | 890 | #195 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,470 | 968 | #183 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 1,076 | #172 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,647 | 1,088 | #165 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,264 | 1,255 | #155 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,406 | 1,302 | #149 |
| 1930 | 12 | #2,379 | 1,489 | #144 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,311 | 1,626 | #138 |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,335 | 1,803 | #131 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,625 | 1,987 | #130 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,573 | 2,143 | #123 |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,854 | 2,235 | #124 |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,938 | 2,410 | #112 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,594 | 2,520 | #108 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,727 | 2,625 | #107 |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,726 | 2,710 | #104 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,372 | 2,785 | #98 |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,445 | 2,872 | #94 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,554 | 2,937 | #93 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,501 | 3,004 | #85 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,251 | 2,869 | #85 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,652 | 2,927 | #77 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,372 | 2,259 | #75 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 1,973 | #73 |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,828 | 1,903 | #72 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,894 | 1,449 | #70 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,741 | 1,431 | #66 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 1,295 | #65 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,512 | 1,331 | #64 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,277 | 1,238 | #64 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 1,206 | #61 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 1,258 | #61 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,143 | 1,228 | #57 |
| 1903 | 7 | #968 | 1,200 | #56 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 1,225 | #56 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 1,216 | #51 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 1,506 | #52 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 1,159 | #49 |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,069 | 1,320 | #49 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 1,239 | #50 |
| 1896 | 8 | #863 | 1,318 | #48 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 1,289 | #50 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 1,360 | #42 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 1,261 | #46 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 1,234 | #47 |
| 1891 | 6 | #912 | 1,174 | #45 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 1,137 | #47 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 1,096 | #45 |
| 1888 | 8 | #786 | 1,162 | #45 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 1,004 | #42 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 992 | #43 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 876 | #44 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 906 | #41 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 800 | #42 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 697 | #43 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 555 | #50 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 603 | #43 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lena reached #786 in 1888. As a girl name, it reached #41 in 1884. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lena
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.