How Many People Are Named Lean?
people named Lean are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 433,187 people in the US has this name
Based on 892 babies named Lean in Social Security records from 1916 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
27 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Irish form of HELEN.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lean, 78.2% were girls and 21.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Lean fell from 100% in the 1970s to 46.9% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lean alive today is about 32 years old, and 46% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 12 and 46 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lean first appears in the records in 1916 and was given most often in 1985, to 27 babies. In 2025, 16 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1916 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lean has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,293, in 1985. Among boys, its best rank was #2,820, in 1926.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | #5,742 |
| Best rank | #3,293 (1985) | #2,820 (1926) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,189 in the 1980s | #8,368 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lean alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lean were born in California than in any other state: about 14 of those alive today.
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