The baby name Lenin is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LEN-in.
Lenin is Russian in Origin.
The baby name Lenin is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LEN-in.
Lenin is Russian in Origin.
Lenin is a Russian surname-style given name from Ленин, the revolutionary pseudonym used by Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. Its base is usually identified as the Siberian river name Lena, with the Russian possessive/adjectival suffix -in, so the immediate literal sense is of Lena or belonging to Lena. The hydronym is commonly traced to Evenki Elyu-Ene, large river, rather than to Slavic vocabulary or Latin lenis.
As a forename, Lenin spread after the 1917 Revolution through Soviet and international leftist culture, but it never became a conventional Orthodox or Slavic calendar name. It appears in Latin America, notably with Ecuadorian president Lenín Moreno, and in some Indian communist circles. English-language records show modest modern use, especially among Hispanic families in the United States; SSA data place its recent peak in 2018. Spellings adapt mainly by script and accent, including Cyrillic Ленин and Spanish Lenín.
| Lenín Moreno Lenín Moreno is best known for serving as the 46th president of Ecuador from 2017 to 2021. An Ecuadorian politician, he was also vice president from 2007 to 2013 under President Rafael Correa. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | 0 | #22 | 1 | 704 | |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #46 | 7 | 749 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #75 | 5 | 3,375 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| EC | 0 | #91 | 25 | 2,502 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #104 | 240 | 3,322 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| PA | 0 | #134 | 5 | 3,797 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #162 | 4 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #176 | 3 | 2,508 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| AE | 0 | #183 | 5 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #185 | 2 | 3,154 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #188 | 2,807 | 14,506 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| PE | 0 | #237 | 74 | 6,350 | |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #247 | 7 | 6,830 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #290 | 4 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #300 | 205 | 9,305 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #324 | 8 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| GT | 0 | #334 | 5 | 5,948 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #337 | 160 | 10,188 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #349 | 3 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #357 | 5 | 8,138 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #363 | 965 | 15,656 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #373 | 27 | 5,922 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| MX | 0 | #385 | 29 | 8,339 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| CL | 0 | #391 | 21 | 6,867 | |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #402 | 7 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #404 | 5 | 11,440 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #409 | 300 | 13,390 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #423 | 52 | 7,625 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| CO | 0 | #433 | 48 | 7,768 | |
| Spain | 0 | #439 | 14 | 2,326 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #454 | 780 | 16,355 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #457 | 11 | 7,628 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #495 | 11 | 12,621 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #513 | 80 | 9,244 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| BH | 0 | #531 | 23 | 17,937 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #561 | 16 | 10,045 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #640 | 68 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #643 | 55 | 17,960 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #718 | 52 | 18,755 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #724 | 210 | 5,610 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #731 | 21 | 12,213 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #733 | 149 | 17,948 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #848 | 45 | 7,044 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #896 | 106 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #911 | 182 | 22,615 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #913 | 31 | 14,861 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| United States | Girls | 2013 | #916 | 5 | 9,616 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 16,906 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 10 | 16,140 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,092 | 20 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,130 | 49 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,154 | 30 | 17,781 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,336 | 136 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,459 | 156 | 28,008 |
Lenin is popular in 61 countries — most recent births per country:
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