How Many People Are Named Lenola?
An estimated 14 people in the United States have the first name Lenola. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Lenola peaked in popularity in 1923 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lenola 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 Lenola paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Lenola is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
- Lenola is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
14
About 1 in 24,482,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1923
10 births
Total Registered
93
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lenola
Lenola is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 93 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lenola as a female name
Ranked #6,788 in 1959
5 female births in 1959
Peak: 1923 (10 births)
Lenola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lenola span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 42 babies were registered. While Lenola is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lenola by Decade
How has Lenola 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.
Lenola + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lenola as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lenola
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lenola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lenola?
We estimate approximately 14 people named Lenola 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 24,482,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Lenola a common name?
Lenola is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 34% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 93 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lenola most popular?
Lenola reached peak popularity in 1923, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lenola is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lenola a female name?
Lenola is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lenola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lenola Smith, Lenola Johnson, Lenola 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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