Is Lean a boy or girl name?

Lean is a unisex name. Of the 892 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 75.2% were girls and 24.8% were boys.

Lean

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Lean was most popular in 1985, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,099 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 892 people named Lean.

Lean over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lean’s peak in 1985. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lean a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lean is a unisex name — 75.2% of the 892 Americans given it were girls and 24.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 30% girls and 70% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org