Lenny

Given to 9,035 US babies since 1914

▲ Rising +39% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#2,778

recorded as girls

152 since 2024

#1,418

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	2,778	128	1,418
2024	56	2,930	137	1,371
2023	50	3,225	133	1,390
2022	43	3,595	122	1,479
2021	42	3,614	113	1,546
2020	27	4,757	96	1,655
2019	24	5,306	105	1,582
2018	25	5,152	94	1,679
2017	23	5,517	96	1,644
2016	12	8,875	122	1,421
2015	13	8,447	165	1,141
2014	7	13,069	96	1,619
2013	6	14,582	115	1,433
2012	<5	—	119	1,398
2011	5	16,764	139	1,244
2010	9	11,246	144	1,228
2009	7	13,704	98	1,618
2008	9	11,599	102	1,565
2007	6	15,491	99	1,576
2006	10	10,611	104	1,467
2005	<5	—	88	1,573
2004	10	9,892	81	1,604
2003	7	12,408	60	1,936
2002	11	8,837	81	1,529
2001	<5	—	64	1,763
2000	<5	—	62	1,768
1999	<5	—	48	1,995
1998	5	14,122	57	1,768
1997	5	13,724	27	2,823
1996	5	13,518	33	2,380
1995	13	6,641	53	1,682
1994	5	13,430	56	1,633
1993	8	9,559	61	1,512
1992	<5	—	43	1,884
1991	8	9,336	62	1,443
1990	7	10,193	55	1,530
1989	<5	—	53	1,537
1988	<5	—	48	1,525
1987	<5	—	61	1,248
1986	<5	—	66	1,161
1985	8	7,563	52	1,333
1984	<5	—	43	1,458
1983	5	10,275	72	1,040
1982	5	10,517	98	903
1981	<5	—	77	1,037
1980	<5	—	95	911
1979	6	9,010	136	740
1978	<5	—	118	774
1977	<5	—	130	746
1976	11	5,215	139	706
1975	14	4,370	141	700
1974	<5	—	91	841
1973	7	6,666	90	839
1972	9	5,480	108	766
1971	<5	—	121	742
1970	5	7,995	118	759
1969	7	5,974	115	727
1968	<5	—	119	693
1967	<5	—	118	685
1966	<5	—	132	644
1965	5	6,539	132	649
1964	<5	—	152	629
1963	6	5,891	173	598
1962	7	5,293	177	586
1961	7	5,309	199	555
1960	12	3,688	197	560
1959	8	4,625	164	604
1958	<5	—	153	622
1957	5	6,086	157	613
1956	10	3,910	111	703
1955	5	5,828	91	763
1954	6	5,148	89	754
1953	6	5,040	71	852
1952	7	4,483	62	896
1951	8	4,011	47	1,040
1950	<5	—	49	989
1949	<5	—	59	899
1948	10	3,350	77	774
1947	10	3,448	68	839
1946	12	2,880	69	799
1945	<5	—	56	837
1944	9	3,139	47	935
1943	7	3,801	42	1,037
1942	<5	—	32	1,228
1941	<5	—	26	1,300
1940	<5	—	35	1,107
1939	<5	—	22	1,425
1938	<5	—	20	1,521
1937	<5	—	16	1,756
1936	<5	—	12	2,062
1935	<5	—	15	1,837
1934	<5	—	13	2,022
1933	<5	—	7	3,004
1932	<5	—	<5	—
1931	<5	—	6	3,390
1930	<5	—	<5	—
1929	<5	—	7	3,247
1928	<5	—	<5	—
1927	<5	—	<5	—
1926	<5	—	6	3,708
1925	<5	—	8	3,155
1924	<5	—	5	4,347
1923	<5	—	8	3,175
1922	<5	—	<5	—
1921	<5	—	<5	—
1920	<5	—	7	3,489
1919	<5	—	8	3,115
1918	<5	—	<5	—
1917	<5	—	<5	—
1916	<5	—	<5	—
1915	<5	—	<5	—
1914	<5	—	5	3,264