How Many People Are Named Lena?
people named Lena are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,457 people in the US has this name
Based on 146,805 babies named Lena in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,015 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Scandinavian, German and Polish short form of HELENA or MAGDALENA, and a Russian short form of YELENA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Lena (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lena alive today is about 38 years old, and 48% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 62 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lena first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1917, to 3,015 babies. In 2025, 1,106 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lena never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #41, in 1884, and it was in the top 100 for 41 years, 1880 to 1920. In 2025 it ranked #279.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #279 |
| Best rank | #41 (1884) |
| Years in the top 100 | 41 (1880 to 1920) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #78 in the 1910s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lena alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lena were born in California than in any other state: about 5,056 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lena was given 1.9 times as often in Louisiana, 1.7 times in Mississippi and 1.7 times in New Mexico.
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