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Lenka
Say it: LEN-kah
Meaning
A Czech and Slovak diminutive of Helena or Magdalena that became a full given name.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
One of the most common Czech and Slovak girls' names of the 1970s and 1980s.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 67 babies given this name since 1962
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 169,600 girls
- 9 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Slovak | Lenka |
|---|---|
| Slovene | Lenka |
Famous bearers
- Lenka Dusilová, Czech singer
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.