Feminine dossier · first seen 1938
Leni
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2023
Peak births
201
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Leni
How many people are named Leni?
An estimated 1,772 living Americans are named Leni.
How rare is Leni?
Leni is uncommon among babies today, with 197 girls receiving the name in 2025.
How old is the typical Leni?
The median age of a living American named Leni is approximately 6 years, with most bearers falling between 3 and 13 years old.
Is Leni still popular?
Yes — Leni is currently rising in popularity, with 197 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 4× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Leni most common?
Leni has its strongest geographic signal in Minnesota, where it appears 4.9× more often than the national baseline.
1938Peak 20232025
Peak year
2023
Decline from peak
2%
2025
197
All-time
1,935
Where it lives now
Leni is most concentrated in Minnesota — about 4.9× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Leni is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.