Lenah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LEE-na
- Origin
- Greek
Lenah is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lenah mean?
Greek: spelling of Lena; short form of Helena, Magdalena and similar names
A short form of names such as Helena and Magdalena, long used as a name in its own right across Europe.
Meaning borrowed from Lena. More on Wiktionary.
Is Lenah a girl's or a boy's name?
Lenah is a girls' name.
How popular is Lenah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Lenah in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lenah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
Names like Lenah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lainey Selah Lyra Luna Lilith Londyn Hadassah Chloe Lennon Arleth Lily Leighton
Names related to Lenah
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Sophie Zoe Iris
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lenah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lenah, updated 20 October 2026.