Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Lennon

Meaning descendant of Lover (Leannán) Gender Unisex · 61% girls Rank 2025 #214 Trend ↑ Rising 58%

From Irish Ó Leannáin (“descendant of Lover (Leannán)”) and from Ó Lonáin (“descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)”).

Rank 2025
#214
among girls · ↑21 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,729
named Lennon · +5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,131
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
1,730 babies
All-time total
20,579
#1,452 all-time among girls
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Lennon popularity over time

20,579 babies have been named Lennon since 1913, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 21 21 2 – –
1920s – 77 77 8 +267% –
1930s – 64 64 6 -17% –
1940s – 110 110 11 +72% –
1950s – 124 124 12 +13% –
1960s – 134 134 13 +8% –
1970s – 121 121 12 -10% –
1980s 11 237 248 25 +105% #9,796
1990s 53 301 354 35 +43% #8,743
2000s 333 1,222 1,555 156 +339% #2,765
2010s 4,506 3,437 7,943 794 +411% #388
2020s (to 2025) 7,673 2,155 9,828 1,638 +106% #214

Where Lennon is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,545 0.96 #200
2027 1,659 1.03 #190
2028 1,763 1.10 #174
2029 1,856 1.15 #160
2030 1,939 1.21 #156

Where Lennon is most popular

Girls named Lennon per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.813 per 1,000. Strongest in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Maine.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lennon born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
South Dakota 77 5.39 +564%
North Dakota 68 5.17 +536%
Maine 49 3.17 +290%
Nebraska 111 3.09 +280%
Iowa 159 2.72 +235%
Minnesota 267 2.47 +204%
Utah 203 2.44 +200%
Wisconsin 249 2.42 +197%
Wyoming 10 2.35 +189%
Idaho 78 2.33 +187%
Montana 31 2.29 +182%
New Hampshire 37 2.00 +147%
Michigan 319 1.75 +115%
Tennessee 240 1.51 +86%
Colorado 168 1.51 +85%
Vermont 7 1.44 +78%
Ohio 333 1.40 +73%
Missouri 167 1.39 +70%
Kansas 77 1.33 +64%
Oklahoma 92 1.25 +54%
Pennsylvania 293 1.24 +52%
Indiana 173 1.23 +52%
Mississippi 53 1.13 +39%
Washington 159 1.10 +35%
Arkansas 58 1.10 +35%
Oregon 69 1.06 +30%
Kentucky 88 1.03 +27%
Maryland 107 1.01 +24%
Illinois 228 0.996 +23%
West Virginia 26 0.992 +22%
Arizona 139 0.991 +22%
Alabama 92 0.980 +21%
Connecticut 57 0.980 +21%
South Carolina 85 0.946 +16%
Massachusetts 113 0.935 +15%
Louisiana 80 0.914 +12%
North Carolina 205 0.900 +11%
Georgia 197 0.867 +7%
Virginia 128 0.751 -8%
Nevada 30 0.646 -21%
Florida 249 0.582 -28%
New Jersey 105 0.582 -28%
Alaska 5 0.581 -29%
New York 220 0.556 -32%
California 416 0.495 -39%
Texas 358 0.445 -45%
Delaware 5 0.441 -46%
Rhode Island 5 0.399 -51%
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
New Mexico – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lennon

Lennon is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #214 in 2025 with 1,421 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 20,579 American babies have been named Lennon, about 61% girls and 39% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 1,730 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lennon stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lennon?

The median living Lennon is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 10. An estimated 20 thousand people named Lennon are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lennon year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,421 #214 308 #808
2024 1,320 #235 320 #786
2023 1,258 #243 345 #756
2022 1,318 #228 412 #663
2021 1,278 #238 401 #673
2020 1,078 #299 369 #691
2019 800 #388 346 #712
2018 728 #436 369 #677
2017 710 #445 381 #667
2016 654 #479 451 #596
2015 606 #518 442 #609
2014 404 #697 359 #695
2013 273 #932 294 #769
2012 134 #1,619 271 #816
2011 116 #1,764 303 #747
2010 81 #2,355 221 #916
2009 63 #2,817 211 #955
2008 66 #2,765 199 #990
2007 45 #3,635 179 #1,052
2006 35 #4,217 132 #1,269
2005 23 #5,535 104 #1,427
2004 30 #4,559 98 #1,438
2003 15 #7,429 99 #1,370
2002 33 #3,938 74 #1,629
2001 16 #6,830 79 #1,536
2000 7 #12,568 47 #2,159
1995 7 #11,217 40 #2,075
1990 – – 17 #3,545
1985 – – 17 #2,899
1980 – – 15 #3,040
1975 – – 11 #3,348
1970 – – 12 #2,815
1965 – – 18 #1,894
1960 – – 15 #2,170
1955 – – 17 #1,942
1950 – – 11 #2,383
1945 – – 8 #2,668
1940 – – 9 #2,593
1935 – – 10 #2,473
1930 – – 9 #2,904
1925 – – 12 #2,526
1920 – – 9 #3,093
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lennon, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lennon?

The median living Lennon is about 6 years old. Half of all living Lennons are between 3 and 10 years old.

How many people named Lennon are alive today?

An estimated 20 thousand people named Lennon are alive in the United States, based on 20,579 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lennon mean?

From Irish Ó Leannáin (“descendant of Lover (Leannán)”) and from Ó Lonáin (“descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)”).

How popular is the name Lennon in 2025?

Lennon ranked #214 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,421 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lennon?

20,579 babies have been named Lennon in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lennon most popular?

Lennon peaked in 2022, when 1,730 newborns received the name.

Is Lennon a boy or girl name?

Lennon is used for both: about 61% of babies named Lennon have been girls and 39% boys.

Is the name Lennon rising or falling?

Lennon is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lennon become more popular?

Lennon is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,939 girls named Lennon in 2030, which would rank around #156. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Lennon

Names that sound and feel close to Lennon: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

Compare Lennon with similar names → More names starting with L →