Lenka comes from the Croatian / Czech / Slovak / Slovene tradition, meaning Light or of Magdala.
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How popular is Lenka?
2018peak year
The name Lenka reached its peak in 2018, with 10 registrations (ranked #10234). The name has actually been around since 1962 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #12562) today, averaging about 8 new babies per year. Lenka's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 82 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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