How Many People Are Named Leniya?
An estimated 144 people in the United States have the first name Leniya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Leniya peaked in popularity in 2009 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leniya 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 Leniya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
144
About 1 in 2,380,238 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2009
18 births
Total Registered
146
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leniya
Leniya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 146 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leniya as a female name
Ranked #16,563 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2009 (18 births)
Leniya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leniya span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 85 babies were registered. Leniya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leniya by Decade
How has Leniya 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.
Leniya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leniya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leniya
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Leniya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leniya?
We estimate approximately 144 people named Leniya 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 2,380,238 Americans share this first name.
Is Leniya a common name?
Leniya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 146 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leniya most popular?
Leniya reached peak popularity in 2009, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leniya is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leniya a female name?
Leniya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leniya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leniya Smith, Leniya Johnson, Leniya 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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