Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Lennox

Meaning Lennox or Lenox is the given name of: Gender Unisex · 27% girls Rank 2025 #289 Trend ↑ Rising 27%

Lennox or Lenox is the given name of:

Rank 2025
#289
among boys · ↓25 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,552
named Lennox · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,472
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2022
1,915 babies
All-time total
19,739
#999 all-time among boys
First recorded
1918
in Social Security records

Lennox popularity over time

19,739 babies have been named Lennox since 1918, 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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 – 10 10 1 – #4,523
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – 5 5 1 – #3,942
1940s – 18 18 2 +260% #3,109
1950s – 37 37 4 +106% #2,997
1960s – 52 52 5 +41% #2,836
1970s – 65 65 7 +25% #2,758
1980s – 77 77 8 +18% #3,829
1990s 5 124 129 13 +68% #3,586
2000s 44 609 653 65 +406% #1,123
2010s 2,601 5,565 8,166 817 +1151% #330
2020s (to 2025) 2,759 7,768 10,527 1,755 +115% #248

Where Lennox is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 1,211 0.71 #280
2027 1,256 0.74 #273
2028 1,296 0.76 #266
2029 1,330 0.78 #261
2030 1,360 0.80 #255

Where Lennox is most popular

Boys named Lennox per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.764 per 1,000. Strongest in Delaware, West Virginia, and Hawaii.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Lennox 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Delaware 33 2.18 +185%
West Virginia 59 1.81 +136%
Hawaii 24 1.55 +102%
Louisiana 158 1.54 +102%
Iowa 101 1.46 +92%
Mississippi 78 1.37 +80%
Georgia 332 1.31 +72%
Indiana 210 1.31 +71%
Virginia 247 1.30 +70%
South Carolina 133 1.29 +68%
Kentucky 126 1.26 +64%
Ohio 332 1.25 +64%
Maryland 148 1.24 +62%
North Carolina 313 1.23 +60%
Nebraska 50 1.15 +51%
Alabama 120 1.10 +44%
Nevada 60 1.05 +38%
Oklahoma 93 1.05 +38%
Tennessee 189 1.05 +37%
Connecticut 70 1.03 +35%
Missouri 137 0.988 +29%
Michigan 202 0.986 +29%
Rhode Island 16 0.981 +28%
Wisconsin 109 0.920 +20%
Illinois 228 0.892 +17%
Minnesota 106 0.864 +13%
Massachusetts 117 0.851 +11%
Kansas 58 0.846 +11%
Oregon 62 0.817 +7%
Florida 377 0.796 ≈ national
Maine 15 0.773 ≈ national
New York 334 0.771 ≈ national
Utah 73 0.765 ≈ national
Arkansas 48 0.758 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 201 0.757 ≈ national
Washington 114 0.697 -9%
New Jersey 136 0.676 -12%
Idaho 27 0.660 -14%
Colorado 84 0.651 -15%
Texas 537 0.609 -20%
South Dakota 11 0.591 -23%
New Hampshire 12 0.540 -29%
California 493 0.539 -29%
Arizona 87 0.532 -30%
New Mexico 16 0.486 -36%
Alaska 5 0.420 -45%
District of Columbia 6 0.406 -47%
North Dakota 5 0.293 -62%
Montana – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Lennox

Lennox is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #289 in 2025 with 1,160 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 19,739 American babies have been named Lennox, about 73% boys and 27% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 1,915 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 Lennox stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lennox?

The median living Lennox is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 9. An estimated 20 thousand people named Lennox are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

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

Lennox 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 392 #717 1,160 #289
2024 414 #687 1,324 #264
2023 474 #626 1,286 #266
2022 488 #612 1,427 #248
2021 497 #602 1,402 #254
2020 494 #589 1,169 #292
2019 397 #719 1,013 #330
2018 458 #650 879 #371
2017 441 #667 765 #409
2016 397 #716 700 #443
2015 379 #745 601 #490
2014 214 #1,157 476 #585
2013 154 #1,454 357 #675
2012 94 #2,053 294 #775
2011 45 #3,532 264 #823
2010 22 #6,083 216 #934
2009 10 #11,138 165 #1,123
2008 13 #9,289 104 #1,550
2007 11 #10,534 75 #1,905
2006 5 #18,843 59 #2,197
2005 5 #18,054 48 #2,418
2004 – – 37 #2,825
2003 – – 35 #2,823
2002 – – 37 #2,621
2001 – – 22 #3,799
2000 – – 27 #3,193
1995 – – 12 #4,991
1990 – – 10 #5,231
1985 – – 6 #6,226
1980 – – – –
1975 – – 6 #5,179
1970 – – 10 #3,191
1965 – – 6 #3,752
1960 – – 9 #2,985
1955 – – – –
1950 – – 6 #3,527
1945 – – 5 #3,576
1940 – – – –
1935 – – 5 #3,942
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Lennox

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Lennox Lewis Lennox Lewis British and Canadian boxer (born 1965) Contemporary
  2. 2 Lennox Berkeley Lennox Berkeley English composer (1903–1989) Contemporary
  3. 3 Lennox Miller Jamaican runner 1946–2004 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lennox?

The median living Lennox is about 5 years old. Half of all living Lennoxs are between 2 and 9 years old.

How many people named Lennox are alive today?

An estimated 20 thousand people named Lennox are alive in the United States, based on 19,739 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lennox mean?

Lennox or Lenox is the given name of:

How popular is the name Lennox in 2025?

Lennox ranked #289 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,160 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lennox?

19,739 babies have been named Lennox in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lennox most popular?

Lennox peaked in 2022, when 1,915 newborns received the name.

Is Lennox a boy or girl name?

Lennox is used for both: about 27% of babies named Lennox have been girls and 73% boys.

Is the name Lennox rising or falling?

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

Will Lennox become more popular?

Lennox is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,360 boys named Lennox in 2030, which would rank around #255. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lennox?

Well-known people named Lennox include Lennox Lewis (boxer), Lennox Berkeley (composer), Lennox Miller (athlete).

Names like Lennox

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

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