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Leni

Unisex#998 most common in Croatia254 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Light, torch
Origin:
Greek

About the name Leni

German short form of Helena/Magdalena, from Greek 'helene' (torch).

Popularity with newborns

Leni has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.

People with this name in Croatia

254 people in Croatia are called Leni, according to the 2021 census. That is #998 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Leni is recorded in 5 of Croatia's 21 counties.

Grad ZagrebIstarskaPrimorsko-goranskaSplitsko-dalmatinskaZadarska

Characteristics

ShortRare

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.