Lenny

Meaning: Hardy people
Origin: Variant of Leonard (from Germanic)

Girl's name · #2799 in the US (2025) · Trending

28% girls · 72% boys — About 72% of babies named Lenny in recent years have been boys. Lenny →

Popularity over time

Lenny is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1943, it stood at #2799 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 740 girls have been named Lenny along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,402 in Belgium (2025).

Famous Lennys

Lenny Kuhr — Dutch singer-songwriter
Lenny Permana — Indonesia born female badminton player from Australia
Lenny Geluk-Poortvliet — Dutch former politician
Lenny Druyts — Belgian sport cyclist (born 1997)
Lenny Trčková — Czech presenter and television presenter

In stories & tradition

Lenny Kanter — The Act (musical stage work)

What Lennys become

Among 284 notable people named Lenny:

Sports figures appear 2.28× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lenny Permana, Australian badminton player (born 1975).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Leni (#1179) and Lennie (#2557), Lenny would rank around #833 with about 330 births last year — the newborns split about 60/21/19 across Leni, Lennie, and Lenny.

Similar names: Lennie · Rome · Lenna · Henny · Island · Juni

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