Recorded 1903–2019 Boys' name Peak 1932 518 births

Lenon — boys' name

518 babies named Lenon in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s121910s551920s1041930s1041940s931950s731960s381970s181980s51990s52010s11
1920s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Lenon was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

17 babies were named Lenon in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lenon

The Social Security Administration has registered 518 babies named Lenon between 1903 and 2019, spanning 117 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lenon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lenon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Lenon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Lenon in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lenon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 518 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lenon at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

518

Since 1903

117 years of records

Peak year

1932

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1903

Recorded for 117 years

Last year on file: 2019

Lenon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1903

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1932)
17
Annual births at peak — across 117 years of records
05101520 201919661954194619381930192219141903 7

Lenon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
104 births that decade — 20% of Lenon's all-time total
1900s121910s551920s1041930s1041940s931950s731960s381970s181980s51990s52010s11

Lenon by state

Where Lenon concentrates geographically — total births since 1903

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lenon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
15 2.9%
#2 North Carolina
5 1.0%
Mississippi share of Lenon's total US births 2.9%
Even split

15 of 518 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lenon?
518 babies have been named Lenon since 1903. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1932 with 17 births.
When was Lenon most popular?
Lenon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
Where is Lenon most popular?
The top states for the name Lenon are Mississippi (15 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Lenon been used?
Lenon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1903, spanning 117 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Lenon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lennox, Lenard, Lenny, Lennon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1903–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.