Lennox
Lennox or Lenox is the given name of:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Lennox
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lennox or Lenox is the given name of:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
Origin & history
The Story of Lennox
As a girl name
American parents first put Lennox on the record books as a girl name in 1996, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 496 Lennoxs were born — ranking #602 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Lennoxs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #691 among girl names with 414 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 6K Lennoxs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Lennox on the record books as a boy name in 1918, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 1,426 Lennoxs were born — ranking #248 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 59% of all recorded Lennoxs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #255 among boy names with 1,363 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). In total, more than 16K Lennoxs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lennox
Lennox is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Lennox's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #248. Use the chart and map above to compare Lennox'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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