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Baby name

Lena

Girl

Origin of the name

Lena is a short form of names such as Helena or Magdalena.

Classic name

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Lena peaked in 1917, when 1 baby in 668 was given the name. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 146 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 279.
146,479births since 1880
1910sgeneration
No. 85rank at its peak, in 1917

Where babies named Lena are born

1917

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The darker the blue, the more common Lena is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Lena is most common in Mississippi (2.1 times), West Virginia (2) and Louisiana (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

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