How Many People Are Named Lenise?
An estimated 741 people in the United States have the first name Lenise. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Lenise peaked in popularity in 1954 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lenise 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 Lenise paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
741
About 1 in 462,556 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1954
25 births
Total Registered
843
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lenise
Lenise is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 843 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lenise as a female name
Ranked #11,791 in 2022
8 female births in 2022
Peak: 1954 (25 births)
Lenise: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lenise span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 185 babies were registered. Lenise has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lenise by Decade
How has Lenise 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.
Lenise + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lenise as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lenise
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Lenise: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lenise?
We estimate approximately 741 people named Lenise 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 462,556 Americans share this first name.
Is Lenise a common name?
Lenise is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 843 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lenise most popular?
Lenise reached peak popularity in 1954, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lenise is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lenise a female name?
Lenise is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lenise Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lenise Smith, Lenise Johnson, Lenise 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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