Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Lena

#280 most common girls' name of all time · #520 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#280
Rank overall
#520 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
146,805
Since 2016
11,511
Peak year
1917 #85
Best rank
#41 1884
Girls Boys peak 3,015/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Lena is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 1,106 — 1,106 #279
2024 1,218 — 1,218 #262
2023 1,157 — 1,157 #270
2022 1,220 — 1,220 #254
2021 1,091 — 1,091 #294
2020 1,143 — 1,143 #271
2019 1,246 — 1,246 #267
2018 1,102 — 1,102 #302
2017 1,084 — 1,084 #303
2016 1,144 — 1,144 #275
2015 1,162 — 1,162 #273
2014 1,168 — 1,168 #280
2013 982 — 982 #331
2012 885 — 885 #359
2011 901 — 901 #360
2010 842 — 842 #375
2009 768 — 768 #415
2008 728 — 728 #438
2007 716 — 716 #448
2006 644 — 644 #483
2005 654 — 654 #466
2004 555 — 555 #518
2003 568 — 568 #503
2002 514 — 514 #533
2001 473 — 473 #555
2000 477 — 477 #545
1999 472 — 472 #536
1998 483 — 483 #521
1997 449 — 449 #528
1996 422 — 422 #552
1995 400 — 400 #573
1994 457 — 457 #537
1993 414 — 414 #575
1992 483 — 483 #501
1991 451 — 451 #515
1990 453 — 453 #525
1989 412 — 412 #549
1988 398 — 398 #549
1987 419 — 419 #506
1986 431 — 431 #495
1985 519 — 519 #424
1984 466 — 466 #445
1983 446 — 446 #458
1982 513 — 513 #427
1981 480 — 480 #447
1980 499 — 499 #434
1979 451 — 451 #453
1978 429 — 429 #460
1977 462 — 462 #442
1976 448 — 448 #440
1975 472 6 478 #425
1974 485 — 485 #412
1973 453 5 458 #430
1972 478 — 478 #412
1971 495 — 495 #422
1970 507 — 507 #435
1969 481 — 481 #439
1968 462 — 462 #443
1967 483 — 483 #424
1966 546 — 546 #391
1965 521 — 521 #407
1964 569 — 569 #409
1963 513 — 513 #427
1962 529 — 529 #422
1961 569 — 569 #409
1960 520 — 520 #429
1959 514 — 514 #416
1958 514 — 514 #410
1957 546 — 546 #389
1956 535 — 535 #386
1955 559 — 559 #371
1954 589 — 589 #355
1953 609 5 614 #335
1952 605 — 605 #335
1951 627 — 627 #315
1950 634 — 634 #308
1949 628 8 636 #310
1948 734 — 734 #283
1947 706 — 706 #296
1946 697 — 697 #276
1945 724 — 724 #251
1944 725 — 725 #247
1943 776 5 781 #248
1942 785 8 793 #243
1941 795 — 795 #218
1940 797 10 807 #215
1939 764 — 764 #219
1938 858 5 863 #202
1937 847 5 852 #201
1936 891 11 902 #195
1935 968 6 974 #183
1934 1,076 — 1,076 #172
1933 1,089 9 1,098 #165
1932 1,255 12 1,267 #155
1931 1,302 11 1,313 #149
1930 1,489 12 1,501 #144
1929 1,626 5 1,631 #138
1928 1,803 13 1,816 #131
1927 1,987 11 1,998 #130
1926 2,143 7 2,150 #123
1925 2,235 10 2,245 #124
1924 2,410 10 2,420 #112
1923 2,520 5 2,525 #108
1922 2,625 11 2,636 #107
1921 2,710 7 2,717 #104
1920 2,785 8 2,793 #98
1919 2,872 12 2,884 #94
1918 2,937 7 2,944 #93
1917 3,004 11 3,015 #85
1916 2,869 5 2,874 #85
1915 2,927 6 2,933 #77
1914 2,259 9 2,268 #75
1913 1,973 — 1,973 #73
1912 1,903 9 1,912 #72
1911 1,449 5 1,454 #70
1910 1,431 5 1,436 #66
1909 1,295 — 1,295 #65
1908 1,331 5 1,336 #64
1907 1,238 6 1,244 #64
1906 1,206 — 1,206 #61
1905 1,258 — 1,258 #61
1904 1,228 6 1,234 #57
1903 1,200 7 1,207 #56
1902 1,225 — 1,225 #56
1901 1,216 — 1,216 #51
1900 1,506 — 1,506 #52
1899 1,159 — 1,159 #49
1898 1,320 6 1,326 #49
1897 1,239 — 1,239 #50
1896 1,318 8 1,326 #48
1895 1,289 — 1,289 #50
1894 1,360 — 1,360 #42
1893 1,261 — 1,261 #46
1892 1,234 — 1,234 #47
1891 1,174 6 1,180 #45
1890 1,137 — 1,137 #47
1889 1,096 — 1,096 #45
1888 1,162 8 1,170 #45
1887 1,004 — 1,004 #42
1886 992 — 992 #43
1885 876 — 876 #44
1884 906 — 906 #41
1883 800 — 800 #42
1882 697 — 697 #43
1881 555 — 555 #50
1880 603 — 603 #43