Lenny
Lenny or Lennie is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Lenny
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lenny or Lennie is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Lenny
As a girl name
Lenny first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1943, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 62 Lennys were born — ranking #2,753 that year. As of 2026, Lenny ranks #2,753 for girls with 62 births, rising sharply (+91% over the past five years). In total, more than 795 Lennys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lenny first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1961, when 199 Lennys were born — ranking #555 that year. As of 2026, Lenny ranks #1,315 for boys with 148 births, rising sharply (+36% over the past five years). In total, more than 8K Lennys 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 Lenny
Lenny is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Lenny's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #555. Use the chart and map above to compare Lenny'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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