# Lenny (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/lenny/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɛni/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 9,035 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 8,299 / 736 (8% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 5,606, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9 | 11,828 |
| 2011 | 5 | 18,392 |
| 2013 | 6 | 15,730 |
| 2014 | 7 | 13,947 |
| 2015 | 13 | 8,727 |
| 2016 | 12 | 9,183 |
| 2017 | 23 | 5,603 |
| 2018 | 25 | 5,258 |
| 2019 | 24 | 5,393 |
| 2020 | 27 | 4,832 |
| 2021 | 42 | 3,648 |
| 2022 | 43 | 3,629 |
| 2023 | 50 | 3,251 |
| 2024 | 56 | 2,962 |
| 2025 | 61 | 2,799 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 139 | 1,247 |
| 2012 | 119 | 1,404 |
| 2013 | 115 | 1,441 |
| 2014 | 96 | 1,621 |
| 2015 | 165 | 1,144 |
| 2016 | 122 | 1,428 |
| 2017 | 96 | 1,656 |
| 2018 | 94 | 1,685 |
| 2019 | 105 | 1,588 |
| 2020 | 96 | 1,668 |
| 2021 | 113 | 1,549 |
| 2022 | 122 | 1,488 |
| 2023 | 133 | 1,393 |
| 2024 | 137 | 1,377 |
| 2025 | 128 | 1,419 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 5,730 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4,634 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4,645 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3,695 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 180 | 265 |
| 2012 | 174 | 269 |
| 2013 | 201 | 248 |
| 2014 | 266 | 213 |
| 2015 | 253 | 222 |
| 2016 | 271 | 207 |
| 2017 | 360 | 158 |
| 2018 | 372 | 152 |
| 2019 | 369 | 151 |
| 2020 | 344 | 154 |
| 2021 | 373 | 153 |
| 2022 | 349 | 153 |
| 2023 | 373 | 140 |
| 2024 | 382 | 142 |
| 2025 | 370 | 141 |

## People named Lenny

- Lenny Bruce, American comedian and social critic (1925–1966)
- Lenny Wilkens, American basketball player and coach (1937–2025)
- Lenny Kuhr, Dutch singer-songwriter
- Lenny Henry, British-Jamaican actor and comedian
- Lenny Von Dohlen, American actor (1958–2022)
- Lenny Fernandes Coelho, Brazilian association football player
- Lenny Montana, American professional wrestler and actor (1926–1992)
- Lenny Nangis, French footballer
- Lenny Kaye, American guitarist, songwriter, producer, journalist
- Lenny Martinez, French cyclist
- Lenny Pintor, French association football player
- Lenny White, American drummer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.