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Lenox

Boy

Meaning of Lenox: Scottish: 'place of elms'

Lenox is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1254th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#1254

160 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

2,598

First recorded 1912 · peak 2023

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 6 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 5 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 16 babies2006: 16 babies2007: 11 babies2008: 24 babies2009: 35 babies2010: 48 babies20102011: 52 babies2012: 58 babies2013: 88 babies2014: 110 babies2015: 140 babies2016: 128 babies2017: 149 babies2018: 155 babies2019: 194 babies2020: 197 babies20202021: 203 babies2022: 206 babies2023: 207 babies2024: 130 babies2025: 160 babies
US babies named Lenox per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 207.

Gender split

81% boys · 19% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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