Lena
Pronounced L IY1 N AH0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1917
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Lena?
Lena is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 179,368 children — the 240th most common girls' name on record.
It peaked in 1917, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1917, when 3,190 children were given it.
Lina is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Lena and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Lina
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L IY1 N AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Lena
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Lena
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Lena?
- Lena ranks 240th among girls' names in US records, with 179,368 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 19,455.
- Is Lena a unisex name?
- No. Lena is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Lena most popular?
- 1917, when 3,190 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Lena spelled?
- Lina. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.