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Lennox

Boy

Meaning of Lennox: Scottish: 'elm grove'

Lennox is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 236th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 273rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#236

1,552 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#273

170 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

19,739

First recorded 1918 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 8 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 11 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 18 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 13 babies1999: 21 babies2000: 27 babies20002001: 22 babies2002: 37 babies2003: 35 babies2004: 37 babies2005: 53 babies2006: 64 babies2007: 86 babies2008: 117 babies2009: 175 babies2010: 238 babies20102011: 309 babies2012: 388 babies2013: 511 babies2014: 690 babies2015: 980 babies2016: 1,097 babies2017: 1,206 babies2018: 1,337 babies2019: 1,410 babies2020: 1,663 babies20202021: 1,899 babies2022: 1,915 babies2023: 1,760 babies2024: 1,738 babies2025: 1,552 babies
US babies named Lennox per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,915.

Gender split

73% boys · 27% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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