Is Leni a boy or girl name?
Leni is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 187 girls and 0 boys were named Leni, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.5% of the 1,765 US babies named Leni were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,243
- Babies named Leni since 1938
- 1,765
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 208 babies
Boys and girls named Leni, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 132 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 89 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 62 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 40 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 35 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 117 | 95.9% |
| 2010s | 15 | 500 | 97.1% |
| 2020s | 7 | 745 | 99.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,243 |
| 2023 | 7 | #10,335 | 201 | #1,197 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,528 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,755 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,936 |
| 2019 | 5 | #13,318 | 103 | #1,925 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,262 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,997 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,166 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,813 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,888 |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,274 | 32 | #4,496 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,183 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,313 |
| 2010 | 5 | #13,477 | 28 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,540 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 23 | #6,052 |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,587 | 18 | #7,279 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,315 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,847 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,254 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,955 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,347 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,963 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,369 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,680 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,334 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,658 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,555 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,192 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,625 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,132 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,597 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,253 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,737 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,449 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,076 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,512 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,629 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,113 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,539 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,839 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,791 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,078 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,478 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,475 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,422 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,024 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,026 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,335 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,377 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,382 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,838 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,964 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,845 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,347 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,963 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,482 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,762 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,374 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,607 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,107 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Leni reached #10,335 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #1,197 in 2023. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Leni
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.