Lenny

Given to 9,035 US babies since 1914

▲ Rising +39% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#2778

recorded as girls

152 since 2024

#1418

recorded as boys

47 since 2024

Babies in 2025

189

girls 61 · boys 128

Peak year

1961

199 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

9,035

since 1914

Born a Lenny? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Lenny was most popular in 1961, when 199 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.09 per 1,000). In 2025, 128 babies were named Lenny, ranking #1418 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 39%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	61	2778	128	1418
2024	56	2930	137	1371
2023	50	3225	133	1390
2022	43	3595	122	1479
2021	42	3614	113	1546
2020	27	4757	96	1655
2019	24	5306	105	1582
2018	25	5152	94	1679
2017	23	5517	96	1644
2016	12	8875	122	1421
2015	13	8447	165	1141
2014	7	13069	96	1619
2013	6	14582	115	1433
2012	<5	—	119	1398
2011	5	16764	139	1244
2010	9	11246	144	1228
2009	7	13704	98	1618
2008	9	11599	102	1565
2007	6	15491	99	1576
2006	10	10611	104	1467
2005	<5	—	88	1573
2004	10	9892	81	1604
2003	7	12408	60	1936
2002	11	8837	81	1529
2001	<5	—	64	1763
2000	<5	—	62	1768
1999	<5	—	48	1995
1998	5	14122	57	1768
1997	5	13724	27	2823
1996	5	13518	33	2380
1995	13	6641	53	1682
1994	5	13430	56	1633
1993	8	9559	61	1512
1992	<5	—	43	1884
1991	8	9336	62	1443
1990	7	10193	55	1530
1989	<5	—	53	1537
1988	<5	—	48	1525
1987	<5	—	61	1248
1986	<5	—	66	1161
1985	8	7563	52	1333
1984	<5	—	43	1458
1983	5	10275	72	1040
1982	5	10517	98	903
1981	<5	—	77	1037
1980	<5	—	95	911
1979	6	9010	136	740
1978	<5	—	118	774
1977	<5	—	130	746
1976	11	5215	139	706
1975	14	4370	141	700
1974	<5	—	91	841
1973	7	6666	90	839
1972	9	5480	108	766
1971	<5	—	121	742
1970	5	7995	118	759
1969	7	5974	115	727
1968	<5	—	119	693
1967	<5	—	118	685
1966	<5	—	132	644
1965	5	6539	132	649
1964	<5	—	152	629
1963	6	5891	173	598
1962	7	5293	177	586
1961	7	5309	199	555
1960	12	3688	197	560
1959	8	4625	164	604
1958	<5	—	153	622
1957	5	6086	157	613
1956	10	3910	111	703
1955	5	5828	91	763
1954	6	5148	89	754
1953	6	5040	71	852
1952	7	4483	62	896
1951	8	4011	47	1040
1950	<5	—	49	989
1949	<5	—	59	899
1948	10	3350	77	774
1947	10	3448	68	839
1946	12	2880	69	799
1945	<5	—	56	837
1944	9	3139	47	935
1943	7	3801	42	1037
1942	<5	—	32	1228
1941	<5	—	26	1300
1940	<5	—	35	1107
1939	<5	—	22	1425
1938	<5	—	20	1521
1937	<5	—	16	1756
1936	<5	—	12	2062
1935	<5	—	15	1837
1934	<5	—	13	2022
1933	<5	—	7	3004
1932	<5	—	<5	—
1931	<5	—	6	3390
1930	<5	—	<5	—
1929	<5	—	7	3247
1928	<5	—	<5	—
1927	<5	—	<5	—
1926	<5	—	6	3708
1925	<5	—	8	3155
1924	<5	—	5	4347
1923	<5	—	8	3175
1922	<5	—	<5	—
1921	<5	—	<5	—
1920	<5	—	7	3489
1919	<5	—	8	3115
1918	<5	—	<5	—
1917	<5	—	<5	—
1916	<5	—	<5	—
1915	<5	—	<5	—
1914	<5	—	5	3264