female NAME · CURRENTLY #1179

Leni

LEE-nee

“Diminutive of Helena or Lena, associated with “torch” or “bright, shining one.””

A concise given name that is also used as a short form of several longer names.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Leni has traveled through time

81940 111945 111950 121955 71960 51965 71975 71980 112005 332010 402015 992020 1972025
LATEST YEAR2025197 births
PEAK RANK#1179in 2025
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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