Given name
Lenka
“the shining light”
Lenka is a variant of Lena. In German use, Lena carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lenka is a variant of Lena. In German use, Lena carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Slovak usage, Lenka is a diminutive of Lena. In Czech usage, Lenka is a diminutive of Helena.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lenka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 82
- 0 boys · 82 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 930 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lenka’s family of names
In Slovak usage, Lenka is a diminutive of Lena. Lenka has a conventional equivalent in the German form Helena. Lenka has a related form in Lena.
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Around the world
Lenka has relatives in 7 languages.
13 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 20
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 23
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Lenoraalso known as · Czech
- Lenialso known as · Czech
- Leninalso known as · Czech
- Magdaalso known as · Czech
- Lenicealso known as · Czech
- Apolenaalso known as · Czech
- Leňásekalso known as · Czech
- Lenčinkaalso known as · Czech
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- Lenčičkaalso known as · Czech
- Leňourekalso known as · Czech
- Leňouralso known as · Czech
- Lenušákalso known as · Czech
- Leňoušekalso known as · Czech
- Lenušaalso known as · Czech
- Leňulealso known as · Czech
- Levandulealso known as · Czech
- Lendulealso known as · Czech
- Lendulkaalso known as · Czech
- Lendulaalso known as · Czech
- Leníkalso known as · Czech
- Lenďaalso known as · Czech
- Lenušalso known as · Czech
- Lenčaalso known as · Czech
People named Lenka
- LenkaAustralian singer-songwriterborn 1978
- Lenka KotkováCzech astronomer, asteroid discovererborn 1973
- Lenka PtáčníkováCzech and Icelandic chess playerborn 1976
- Lenka VymazalováCzech field hockey playerborn 1959
- Lenka KrobotováCzech actressborn 1977
- Lenka ReinerováCzech writer, publicist and translator1916–2008
- Lenka MasnáCzech runnerborn 1985
- Lenka MaruškováCzech sport shooterborn 1985
- Lenka IlavskáSlovak racing cyclistborn 1972
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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