How Many People Are Named Lenin?
An estimated 1,649 people in the United States have the first name Lenin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Lenin peaked in popularity in 2018 with 83 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lenin 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 Lenin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,649
About 1 in 207,856 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2018
83 births
Total Registered
1,684
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lenin
Lenin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,684 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Lenin as a male name
Ranked #2,848 in 2024
45 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (83 births)
Lenin as a female name
Ranked #18,136 in 2013
5 female births in 2013
Peak: 2013 (5 births)
Lenin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lenin span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 532 babies were registered. While Lenin is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lenin by Decade
How has Lenin 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.
Lenin by State
Birth registrations for Lenin span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, Georgia, Colorado. On average, about 79 Lenins were registered per state.
Lenin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lenin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lenin
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Lenin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lenin?
We estimate approximately 1,649 people named Lenin 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 207,856 Americans share this first name.
Is Lenin a common name?
Lenin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,684 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lenin most popular?
Lenin reached peak popularity in 2018, when 83 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lenin is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lenin a male name?
Lenin is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lenin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lenin Smith, Lenin Johnson, Lenin 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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