Lenin is a boy's name of Portuguese origin meaning “the Large River.” In 2024 it was given to 45 boys in the United States.
Lenin belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “the Large River” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Lenin first appears in Social Security records in 1925. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1828 in 2018, and in 2024 45 babies received the name — 1,679 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Lenin means “the Large River” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Lenin is a boy name. In 2024, 45 babies received the name in the US.
Lenin comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Lenin first appears in US records in 1925. Its best-ever ranking was #1828 in 2018, and 45 babies were given the name in 2024.
Lenin is pronounced /ˈlɛn.ɪn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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