Leni

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Leni Riefenstahl

German filmmaker, photographer, actress, and nazi propagandist (1902–2003)

Choose Leni and your child shares a first name with Leni Riefenstahl, a German filmmaker, photographer, actress, and nazi propagandist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Leni, like who?” Leni Riefenstahl's Wikipedia article is available in 93 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 8,157 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Leni, 197 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Leni would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLeni first shows up in US birth records in 1938, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 87 years since.
• 🏆Best yearLeni is at its all-time high right now: #1,173 in 2025.
• 🚀TrendLeni has climbed 751 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,173. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedLeni is most popular in Nebraska, where it ranks #396, followed by Iowa (#565) and Missouri (#640). It's in the top 1,000 in 15 states.

About the name Leni

Leni is a girl name of German origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-eni”. US birth records list Leni for girls from 1938 to 2025, in 65 of those 88 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #1,173 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,173, with 197 babies.

Origin:German names