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Origin & history of Lean1
Arabic roots
Lean comes from the Arabic tradition, meaning Tender.
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How popular is Lean?
1985
peak year
Lean reached its widest reach during the 1980s. In 1985, 27 babies received the name (ranked #3293). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #13626), with about 16 babies given the name annually. Lean's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 876 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
27
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,293)
(ranked #3,293)
16
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
160
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
876
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Lean5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
L3
E5
A1
N5
Sum: 14 → Life path 5
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Personality of Lean🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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