Lek
Meaning
small, little; a classic of the Thai nickname system, in which every child gets a short call-name (chue len) used everywhere but paperwork, alongside a long formal name. Lek belongs to the grandparent generation of call-names, from before English-word picks took over.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Lek has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
The Lek deep dive
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