Lennon
Lennon is given to both girls and boys: 1,421 girls and 308 boys were given it in 2025 (#214 among girls’ names and #808 among boys’, #397 among all names counting both); 20,579 Americans have been recorded with it since 1913 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026). Girls have outnumbered boys among babies named Lennon every year since 2014.
An estimated 20,100 Americans named Lennon and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (98% of everyone recorded); the median is 7 years old and half are between 4 and 11.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Lennon by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Lennon mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Lennon is “a unisex given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.” Its etymology gives the senses “descendant of Lover (Leannán)” (Leannáin) and “descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)” (Lonáin).
From Irish Ó Leannáin (“descendant of Lover (Leannán)”) and from Ó Lonáin (“descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)”).
/ˈlɛn.ən/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Lennon?
#214 among girls’ names, 2025
Lennon rose from #518 in 2015 to #214 in 2025 among girls’ names; its share of girls born rose from 0.34 to 0.88 per 1,000.
1,730 babies in 2022, the peak
Lennon peaked in 2022, when 1,730 babies were given it (1,318 girls, #228 among girls’ names). The 1,729 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 100% of that peak.
Births by 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 |
Every recorded year (105)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | #2,816 | 211 | #955 |
| 2008 | 66 | #2,765 | 199 | #990 |
| 2007 | 45 | #3,634 | 179 | #1,052 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4,216 | 132 | #1,269 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5,530 | 104 | #1,426 |
| 2004 | 30 | #4,555 | 98 | #1,436 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,424 | 99 | #1,369 |
| 2002 | 33 | #3,934 | 74 | #1,626 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,825 | 79 | #1,532 |
| 2000 | 7 | #12,560 | 47 | #2,155 |
| 1999 | 6 | #13,648 | 39 | #2,317 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,684 | 24 | #3,249 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,738 | 44 | #2,046 |
| 1996 | 7 | #11,265 | 41 | #2,092 |
| 1995 | 7 | #11,212 | 40 | #2,070 |
| 1994 | 5 | #14,731 | 20 | #3,405 |
| 1993 | under 5 | 30 | #2,482 | |
| 1992 | 5 | #14,530 | 21 | #3,165 |
| 1991 | 5 | #14,406 | 25 | #2,717 |
| 1990 | under 5 | 17 | #3,539 | |
| 1989 | under 5 | 16 | #3,536 | |
| 1988 | under 5 | 25 | #2,403 | |
| 1987 | under 5 | 23 | #2,428 | |
| 1986 | 5 | #11,954 | 23 | #2,396 |
| 1985 | under 5 | 17 | #2,896 | |
| 1984 | under 5 | 26 | #2,074 | |
| 1983 | under 5 | 22 | #2,311 | |
| 1982 | under 5 | 22 | #2,309 | |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,794 | 48 | #1,365 |
| 1980 | under 5 | 15 | #3,039 | |
| 1979 | under 5 | 9 | #4,259 | |
| 1978 | under 5 | 15 | #2,869 | |
| 1977 | under 5 | 10 | #3,745 | |
| 1976 | under 5 | 12 | #3,179 | |
| 1975 | under 5 | 11 | #3,346 | |
| 1974 | under 5 | 12 | #3,056 | |
| 1973 | under 5 | 13 | #2,800 | |
| 1972 | under 5 | 14 | #2,606 | |
| 1971 | under 5 | 13 | #2,755 | |
| 1970 | under 5 | 12 | #2,814 | |
| 1969 | under 5 | 21 | #1,840 | |
| 1968 | under 5 | 20 | #1,809 | |
| 1967 | under 5 | 16 | #2,002 | |
| 1966 | under 5 | 6 | #3,755 | |
| 1965 | under 5 | 18 | #1,893 | |
| 1964 | under 5 | 8 | #3,175 | |
| 1963 | under 5 | 10 | #2,783 | |
| 1962 | under 5 | 8 | #3,187 | |
| 1961 | under 5 | 12 | #2,485 | |
| 1960 | under 5 | 15 | #2,169 | |
| 1959 | under 5 | 6 | #3,834 | |
| 1958 | under 5 | 12 | #2,447 | |
| 1957 | under 5 | 12 | #2,438 | |
| 1956 | under 5 | 13 | #2,329 | |
| 1955 | under 5 | 17 | #1,941 | |
| 1954 | under 5 | 16 | #2,010 | |
| 1953 | under 5 | 10 | #2,636 | |
| 1952 | under 5 | 13 | #2,214 | |
| 1951 | under 5 | 14 | #2,104 | |
| 1950 | under 5 | 11 | #2,382 | |
| 1949 | under 5 | 14 | #2,075 | |
| 1948 | under 5 | 13 | #2,176 | |
| 1947 | under 5 | 11 | #2,442 | |
| 1946 | under 5 | 15 | #1,923 | |
| 1945 | under 5 | 8 | #2,667 | |
| 1944 | under 5 | 11 | #2,261 | |
| 1943 | under 5 | 10 | #2,484 | |
| 1942 | under 5 | 9 | #2,624 | |
| 1941 | under 5 | 10 | #2,423 | |
| 1940 | under 5 | 9 | #2,593 | |
| 1938 | under 5 | 14 | #1,942 | |
| 1937 | under 5 | 8 | #2,799 | |
| 1936 | under 5 | 9 | #2,547 | |
| 1935 | under 5 | 10 | #2,473 | |
| 1933 | under 5 | 9 | #2,648 | |
| 1932 | under 5 | 5 | #4,064 | |
| 1930 | under 5 | 9 | #2,902 | |
| 1929 | under 5 | 9 | #2,865 | |
| 1928 | under 5 | 7 | #3,558 | |
| 1927 | under 5 | 6 | #4,002 | |
| 1926 | under 5 | 5 | #4,549 | |
| 1925 | under 5 | 12 | #2,524 | |
| 1924 | under 5 | 12 | #2,563 | |
| 1922 | under 5 | 12 | #2,571 | |
| 1921 | under 5 | 5 | #4,691 | |
| 1920 | under 5 | 9 | #3,092 | |
| 1919 | under 5 | 8 | #3,268 | |
| 1918 | under 5 | 8 | #3,260 | |
| 1913 | under 5 | 5 | #3,067 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Lennon a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 20,579 Americans recorded as Lennon, 61% are girls and 39% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Lennon: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Lennon, and how old are they?
20,100 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 98% of the 20,579 Americans ever recorded as Lennon. The median Lennon alive today is 7 years old; half are between 4 and 11.
The 2020 Census counted 10,125 people named Lennon (4,801 women and girls, 5,324 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 10,783 born in the U.S. The Census count is 6% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 29 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 150 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 191 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 434 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 2,780 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 16,500 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Lennon born?
The states with the most babies named Lennon are California, Texas and Pennsylvania, with 17% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 101 | #470 | 0.7× |
| Texas | 96 | #452 | 0.6× |
| Pennsylvania | 88 | #148 | 1.0× |
| Ohio | 76 | #169 | 1.1× |
| Michigan | 71 | #138 | 1.4× |
| Illinois | 69 | #172 | 0.9× |
| Minnesota | 65 | #91 | 1.6× |
| Wisconsin | 64 | #95 | 1.7× |
| Tennessee | 64 | #128 | 1.1× |
| New York | 63 | #346 | 0.5× |
Where Lennon is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Lennon is most over-represented in South Dakota: since 1913 it was given 1.9 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Lennon with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 5 names spelled alike, given to 46,073 babies since 1880, Lennon is the second most given (45% of them). In 2025 it was given to 1,729 of their 1,918 babies (90%), the most given that year.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Lennon
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Lennon and names like it
- Compare Lennon and LeannBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2020sLennon peaked in 2022.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Lennon since 1910.
- From surnamesWiktionary’s origin for Lennon: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 2022The year the most babies were named Lennon.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Lennon alive today were born 2013-2025.
- Names starting with LMost given first.