Is Leni a boy or girl name?

Leni is a girl’s name. Of the 1,962 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.6% were girls and 1.4% were boys.

Leni

Recorded 1938–2025 · United States

Leni was most popular in 2023, when 208 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,182 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,232, with 197 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,962 people named Leni.

Leni over time

Births per year. The dot marks Leni’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Leni a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Leni is a girl’s name — 98.6% of the 1,962 Americans given it were girls and 1.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 99% girls and 1% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Leni

Where Leni is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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