Is Lenita a boy or girl name?

Lenita is a girl’s name. Of the 1,178 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Lenita

Recorded 1919–2009 · United States

Lenita was most popular in 1960, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,969 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,178 people named Lenita.

Lenita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lenita’s peak in 1960. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lenita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lenita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,178 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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