Lenita
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 3
- Peak
- #1,739 in 1954
0 babies were named Lenita in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1919–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryLenita first shows up in US birth records in 1919, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 106 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1954, when it reached #1,739.
About the name Lenita
Lenita is a girl name of Greek and Latin origin. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-ita”. US birth records list Lenita for girls from 1919 to 2009, in 73 of those 91 years. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked #1,739 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2009, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Greek namesLatin names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7.1 | 140,845 girls |
| 1920s | 3.7 | 271,739 girls |
| 1930s | 8.8 | 113,250 girls |
| 1940s | 10 | 98,619 girls |
| 1950s | 13 | 77,882 girls |
| 1960s | 14 | 70,077 girls |
| 1970s | 12 | 81,699 girls |
| 1980s | 8.6 | 116,959 girls |
| 1990s | 1.5 | 657,895 girls |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 1,851,852 girls |
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Questions about the name Lenita
What is the origin of the name Lenita?
Lenita has Greek, Latin roots in our records. Other Greek names include Eleanor, Aurora, Penelope.
Is Lenita a boy or girl name?
Lenita is a girl name.
How popular is the name Lenita?
Lenita is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2009. It peaked at #1,739 in 1954.