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Lenny

Pronounced /ˈlɛni/

Rank in 2024
#1,370
Born in 2024
137
Peak year
1961 · #556
Origin
Not recorded

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 137 boys were named Lenny, about 1 in every 12,521.
  • It peaked in 1961 with 199 babies, ranked #556.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1914.
  • 8,170 boys have been named Lenny since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Lenny per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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    Boomers
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    Millennials
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    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 47 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 356 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 2,165 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,903 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Millennials: 933 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,373 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,393 babies, 0.06 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

  • A diminutive of the male given name Leonard.
Origin
Not recorded
Say it
/ˈlɛni/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Lenny, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Other spellings

  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Lennie

    Rank
    #11,445
    Born '24
    6
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19572024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Lanny

    Rank
    #13,178
    Born '24
    5
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19492024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Lonny

    Rank
    #13,136
    Born '24
    5
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19572024