female NAME · CURRENTLY #279

Lena

LEE-nuh; LEN-uh

“Depending on its source, “bright” or “shining light” from Helena, or “woman from Magdala” from Magdalena.”

A short given name used across several European languages.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Lena has traveled through time

6031880 8761885 1,1371890 1,2891895 1,5061900 1,2581905 1,4361910 2,9331915 2,7931920 2,2451925 1,5011930 9741935 8071940 7241945 6341950 5591955 5201960 5211965 5071970 4781975 4991980 5191985 4531990 4001995 4772000 6542005 8422010 1,1622015 1,1432020 1,1062025
LATEST YEAR20251,106 births
PEAK RANK#41in 1884
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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