The first name Lenka
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 girls were named Lenka, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2014, with 11 births (#2,314).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lenka with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lenka at birth, 1880–2025
In 2023, 5 girls born in the United States were named Lenka, the 16,575th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2018, when 10 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Lenka
19 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- LenkaAustralian singer-songwriter, born 1978
- Lenka KotkováCzech astronomer, asteroid discoverer, born 1973
- Lenka PtáčníkováCzech and Icelandic chess player, born 1976
- Lenka VymazalováCzech field hockey player, born 1959
- Lenka KrobotováCzech actress, born 1977
- Lenka MasnáCzech runner, born 1985
- Lenka MaruškováCzech sport shooter, born 1985
- Lenka ReinerováCzech writer, publicist and translator, 1916–2008
- Lenka Dolanská VlasákováCzech actress, born 1972
- Lenka ŠmídováCzech yachtsman, born 1975
- Lenka ÇukoAlbanian politician, born 1938
- Lenka BartákováCzech basketball player (born 1991)
Questions
- How popular is the name Lenka?
- In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Lenka, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2014, with 11 births.
- When was Lenka most popular?
- 2018 in the United States, when 10 babies were named Lenka, its highest rank at 10,236th.