Lennox
Lennox was the 289th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,160 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 248th with 1,427 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 201 places. More babies were named Lennox in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning from the Lennox district (Scotland) · Scottish Gaelic
Say it LEN-uhks /ˈlɛnəks/
- Rank in 2025
- #289 boys, up 3 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,160boys
- Girls and boys
- 26% girls, 74% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20221,427 babies
- Total since 1880
- 19,739babies recorded
What does the name Lennox mean?
Lennox is a Scottish surname from the district of Lennox in Scotland. Wiktionary traces it through Middle English Levenax to Scottish Gaelic Leamhnach, 'inhabitant of Lennox', from Leamhain, the River Leven, with the suffix -ach. Wiktionary classes it as a habitational surname, one that named people after the place they came from, and Wikipedia gives Lenox as another spelling. As a first name it is a recent choice, used for both boys and girls.
Leamhnach (Scottish Gaelic, “inhabitant of Lennox”)Leamhain (Scottish Gaelic, “the River Leven”)
How sure is this? Probable. The district-name derivation is clear; the meaning of the river name is not settled.
See also: Scottish names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lennox', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Lennox (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Nicknames for Lennox
The usual nicknames for Lennox are Len and Nox.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Len · also for Lennon, Leonard | Modern | #9,377 | 46 |
| Nox | Modern | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Lennoxs go by each one.
Lennox popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #717 | #289 | 392 | 1,160 |
| 2020 | #589 | #292 | 494 | 1,169 |
| 2010 | #6,083 | #934 | 22 | 216 |
| 2000 | — | #3,193 | — | 27 |
| 1990 | — | #5,231 | — | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | #3,191 | — | 10 |
| 1960 | — | #2,985 | — | 9 |
| 1950 | — | #3,527 | — | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Lennox, counting every spelling?
Lennox is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #278 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #289 for Lennox on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,312 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lennox | 1,160 | #289 | 6,599 |
| Lenox | 139 | #1,356 | 756 |
| Lenoxx | 13 | #6,660 | 53 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lennox?
1,160 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lennox (0.32 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lennox born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 7 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lennox.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lennox?
About 14,200 people born in the US named Lennox are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Lennox a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lennox by state
How common Lennox was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Delaware (2.9×), West Virginia (2.4×), Hawaii (2.0×), Louisiana (2.0×), Iowa (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in North Dakota, District of Columbia, Alaska.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lennox: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lennox, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Lennox · Sibling names for Lennox
Questions about the name Lennox
What does Lennox mean?
Lennox means “from the Lennox district (Scotland)” (Scottish Gaelic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Lennox?
Lennox was the 289th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,160 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 248th with 1,427 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 201 places. More babies were named Lennox in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Lennox a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 26% girls, 74% boys given the name Lennox in the US.
Where is Lennox most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lennox was most common in Delaware (2.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by West Virginia and Hawaii.