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Lenka

Female#661 most common in Croatia632 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Light, torch
Origin:
Greek

About the name Lenka

Slavic diminutive of Jelena (Helen), from Greek 'helene' (torch, light).

Popularity with newborns

Lenka 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

632 people in Croatia are called Lenka, according to the 2021 census. That is #661 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Lenka is recorded in 9 of Croatia's 21 counties.

Dubrovačko-neretvanskaGrad ZagrebIstarskaOsječko-baranjskaPrimorsko-goranskaSplitsko-dalmatinskaVukovarsko-srijemskaZadarskaŠibensko-kninska

Characteristics

SlavicModerately common

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.