Is Lenell a boy or girl name?

Lenell is a unisex name. Of the 883 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 38.8% were girls and 61.2% were boys.

Lenell

Recorded 1917–2015 · United States

Lenell was most popular in 1954, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,389 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 883 people named Lenell.

Lenell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lenell’s peak in 1954. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lenell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lenell is a unisex name — 38.8% of the 883 Americans given it were girls and 61.2% were 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