# Len (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/len/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,616 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 4,514 / 102 (2% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 28, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 5 | 4,774 |
| 1949 | 5 | 5,662 |
| 1950 | 8 | 4,156 |
| 1952 | 7 | 4,728 |
| 1953 | 8 | 4,421 |
| 1956 | 6 | 5,652 |
| 1957 | 8 | 4,731 |
| 1958 | 6 | 5,789 |
| 1959 | 9 | 4,480 |
| 1961 | 7 | 5,607 |
| 1962 | 8 | 5,107 |
| 1964 | 10 | 4,513 |
| 1968 | 5 | 7,635 |
| 1970 | 5 | 8,711 |
| 1972 | 5 | 8,994 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9 | 8,500 |
| 2012 | 14 | 6,195 |
| 2013 | 8 | 9,317 |
| 2014 | 15 | 5,891 |
| 2015 | 12 | 6,918 |
| 2016 | 10 | 7,923 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9,365 |
| 2018 | 10 | 7,935 |
| 2019 | 9 | 8,608 |
| 2020 | 7 | 10,178 |
| 2021 | 7 | 10,356 |
| 2022 | 11 | 7,547 |
| 2023 | 12 | 7,128 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9,511 |
| 2025 | 8 | 9,377 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4 | 3,009 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4,052 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4,333 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4,432 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4,527 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,991 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3,254 |

## People named Len

- Len Deighton, English writer (1929–2026)
- Len Wiseman, American film director
- Len Wein, American comic book writer and editor (1948–2017)
- Len Lesser, American actor and comedian (1922-2011)
- Len Bias, American basketball player (1963–1986)
- Len Shackleton, English footballer (1922-2000)
- Len Väljas, Estonian-Canadian cross-country skier (born 1988)
- Len Small, American politician (1862-1936)
- Len Carlson, Canadian voice actor (1937–2006)
- Len Elmore, American lawyer
- Len Goodman, British professional ballroom dancer
- Len White, English footballer (1930-1994)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.