Lennin
A masculine name of Slavic origin meaning "beloved" or "adored".
Name Census estimates that about 286 living Americans carry the first name Lennin. It is a predominantly male name (97.9% of registrations). The average person named Lennin today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lennin births was 2015 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lennin. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
286
~ 1 in 1,198,442 Americans
Peak year
2015
16 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,509
Tracked since 1981
Gender
Gender distribution for Lennin
Lennin leans heavily male at 97.9% of total registrations, but 6 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Lennin as a male name
- Ranked #7,509 in 2024
- 11 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2016 (14 births)
Lennin as a female name
- Ranked #15,606 in 2015
- 6 female births in 2015
- Peak: 2015 (6 births)
Popularity
Lennin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lennin from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 106 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Lennin remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lennin by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lennin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lennins live
Origin
Meaning and history of Lennin
The given name Lennin is a rare variant of the more common name Lenin, which has its origins in the Russian language. The name Lenin is derived from the Russian word "lena," meaning "river of life" or "river bringing life." It is believed to have its roots in the ancient Slavic cultures that inhabited the regions around the Lena River in Siberia.
In the 20th century, the name Lenin gained significant prominence due to its association with Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin (1870-1924), the revolutionary leader who played a pivotal role in the Bolshevik Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union. Lenin's influence as a Marxist theorist and politician led to the widespread adoption of his name across the Soviet Union and other communist countries.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Lennin was Lennin Kozhedub (1890-1920), a Ukrainian Bolshevik revolutionary who participated in the Russian Civil War. Another notable figure was Lennin Rabinovich (1897-1976), a Soviet-Jewish writer and playwright known for his works depicting Jewish life in Ukraine.
In the realm of literature, the name Lennin appears in the works of Russian author Mikhail Sholokhov, particularly in his novel "And Quiet Flows the Don," which chronicles the lives of Cossacks during the Russian Revolution and Civil War.
Beyond the Soviet Union, the name Lennin has been used sporadically in various parts of the world, often as a tribute to the revolutionary leader. For instance, Lennin Arundel (1938-2012) was a Trinidadian politician and trade unionist who served as the President of the Oilfields Workers' Trade Union in Trinidad and Tobago.
It is worth noting that while the name Lennin is a legitimate variant, it is significantly less common than the more widely recognized spelling of Lenin. The name's association with the Soviet leader and its political connotations have likely contributed to its relatively rare usage compared to other given names.
People
Lennin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lennin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lennin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lennin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 286 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lennin going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,198,442 US residents.
Is Lennin a common name?
We classify Lennin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 289 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lennin most popular?
The single biggest year for Lennin was 2015, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lennin is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Lennin a male name?
Yes, 97.9% of people registered as Lennin in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.