Lean

Lean

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 77% girls / 23% boys

Origin: English

Lean first appears in the data in 1916 and has been recorded in 68 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1985 with 27 babies (rank #3,293 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Lean

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lean yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

876

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1916	5	#4,802
1924	5	#5,506
1927	8	#3,731
1929	5	#4,958
1951	5	#5,837
1956	8	#4,664
1957	8	#4,726
1958	6	#5,787
1959	6	#5,933
1960	8	#4,979
1961	9	#4,720
1962	8	#5,105
1963	10	#4,411
1964	11	#4,232
1965	8	#5,077
1966	7	#5,557
1967	14	#3,567
1968	8	#5,408
1969	10	#4,886
1970	14	#4,151
1971	7	#7,001
1972	8	#6,279
1973	8	#6,394
1974	11	#5,179
1975	6	#8,565
1976	10	#5,826
1977	11	#5,707
1978	16	#4,372
1979	11	#5,964
1980	17	#4,427
1981	15	#4,850
1982	24	#3,485
1983	19	#4,039
1984	17	#4,418
1985	27	#3,293
1986	23	#3,707
1987	15	#5,200
1988	22	#4,101
1989	15	#5,707
1990	10	#8,240
1991	7	#10,948
1992	11	#7,810
1993	6	#12,732
1994	5	#14,722
1995	7	#11,209
1997	8	#10,367
1998	7	#11,855
1999	10	#9,199
2000	6	#14,197
2002	5	#16,986
2003	5	#17,237
2004	9	#11,230
2006	8	#13,068
2007	13	#9,315
2008	8	#13,278
2009	7	#14,572
2010	17	#7,378
2011	6	#15,934
2012	7	#14,365
2013	9	#11,545
2014	6	#15,721
2015	7	#13,840
2016	8	#12,391
2017	10	#10,395
2019	6	#14,810
2020	7	#12,887
2022	5	#16,662
2023	6	#14,394

Year

Babies

Rank

1916

#4,802

1924

#5,506

1927

#3,731

1929

#4,958

1951

#5,837

1956

#4,664

1957

#4,726

1958

#5,787

1959

#5,933

1960

#4,979

1961

#4,720

1962

#5,105

1963

#4,411

1964

#4,232

1965

#5,077

1966

#5,557

1967

#3,567

1968

#5,408

1969

#4,886

1970

#4,151

1971

#7,001

1972

#6,279

1973

#6,394

1974

#5,179

1975

#8,565

1976

#5,826

1977

#5,707

1978

#4,372

1979

#5,964

1980

#4,427

1981

#4,850

1982

#3,485

1983

#4,039

1984

#4,418

1985

#3,293

1986

#3,707

1987

#5,200

1988

#4,101

1989

#5,707

1990

#8,240

1991

#10,948

1992

#7,810

1993

#12,732

1994

#14,722

1995

#11,209

1997

#10,367

1998

#11,855

1999

#9,199

2000

#14,197

2002

#16,986

2003

#17,237

2004

#11,230

2006

#13,068

2007

#9,315

2008

#13,278

2009

#14,572

2010

#7,378

2011

#15,934

2012

#14,365

2013

#11,545

2014

#15,721

2015

#13,840

2016

#12,391

2017

#10,395

2019

#14,810

2020

#12,887

2022

#16,662

2023

#14,394

Numerology of Lean

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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