The first name Lennart
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Lennart last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2010, with 3 births (#4,678).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lennart with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lennart at birth, 1880–2025
In 2021, 5 boys born in the United States were named Lennart, the 13,295th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1916, when 18 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Lennart
15 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Lennart MeriEstonian writer, filmmaker and politician; President of Estonia in 1992–2001 (1929-2006)
- Lennart KarlGerman association football player, born 2008
- Lennart StrandAthletics competitor (1921-2004)
- Karl Lennart OeschFinnish general and convicted war criminal (1892–1978)
- Lennart ThyGerman footballer, born 1992
- Lennart KlingströmCanoe racer (1916–1994)
- Lennart MagnussonFencer (1924–2011)
- Lennart GrillGerman association football player, born 1999
- Lennart MoserGerman association football player, born 1999
- Lennart van LieropDutch rower, born 1994
- Lennart CzyborraGerman footballer, born 1999
- Lennart StekelenburgDutch swimmer, born 1986
Questions
- How popular is the name Lennart?
- In 2023, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Lennart, ranking 4,991st. Its peak was 2010, with 3 births.
- Is Lennart a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 426 US babies named Lennart since 1880 were boys.
- When was Lennart most popular?
- 1916 in the United States, when 18 babies were named Lennart, its highest rank at 1,734th.