How Many People Are Named Lenwood?
An estimated 1,108 people in the United States have the first name Lenwood. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Lenwood peaked in popularity in 1949 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lenwood 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 Lenwood paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Lenwood is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
Estimated Living Americans
1,108
About 1 in 309,345 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1949
60 births
Total Registered
2,423
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lenwood
Lenwood is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,423 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lenwood as a male name
Ranked #12,455 in 2004
5 male births in 2004
Peak: 1949 (60 births)
Lenwood: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lenwood span from the 1890s to the 2000s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 422 babies were registered. Lenwood has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lenwood by Decade
How has Lenwood 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.
Lenwood by State
Birth registrations for Lenwood span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina. The lowest are in Maryland, Florida, New York. On average, about 107 Lenwoods were registered per state.
Lenwood + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lenwood as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lenwood
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lenwood: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lenwood?
We estimate approximately 1,108 people named Lenwood 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 309,345 Americans share this first name.
Is Lenwood a common name?
Lenwood is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,423 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lenwood most popular?
Lenwood reached peak popularity in 1949, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lenwood is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lenwood a male name?
Lenwood is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lenwood Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lenwood Smith, Lenwood Johnson, Lenwood 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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