How Many People Are Named Lenaya?
An estimated 290 people in the United States have the first name Lenaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Lenaya peaked in popularity in 2008 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lenaya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lenaya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
290
About 1 in 1,181,912 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2008
15 births
Total Registered
295
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lenaya
Lenaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 295 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lenaya as a female name
Ranked #11,670 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (15 births)
Lenaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lenaya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 101 babies were registered. While Lenaya is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lenaya by Decade
How has Lenaya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lenaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lenaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lenaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lenaya?
We estimate approximately 290 people named Lenaya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,181,912 Americans share this first name.
Is Lenaya a common name?
Lenaya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 295 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lenaya most popular?
Lenaya reached peak popularity in 2008, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lenaya is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lenaya a female name?
Lenaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lenaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lenaya Smith, Lenaya Johnson, Lenaya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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