Lenard
Lenard is a surname. Notable people with the name include:Aldon Lewis Lenard (1921–2007), a Canadian sports person Alexander Lenard (1910–1972), a Hungarian physician, writer, and translator Henry M. Lenard (1903–1983), an American politician Joan A.
- English
- Hungarian
Meaning & Origin of Lenard
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lenard is a surname. Notable people with the name include:Aldon Lewis Lenard (1921–2007), a Canadian sports person Alexander Lenard (1910–1972), a Hungarian physician, writer, and translator Henry M. Lenard (1903–1983), an American politician Joan A.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Hungarian
The Story of Lenard
Lenard first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1925: 204 births, good for #420 nationwide. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,381 among baby boy names with 9 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 10K Lenards have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lenard
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About the name Lenard
Lenard is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Lenard's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #410. Use the chart and map above to compare Lenard's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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