Lennox
A Scottish surname from the district of Lennox near Loch Lomond, a place name generally traced to the Gaelic word for elm.
Lennox in 2025
Lennox was given to 1,552 babies in the United States in 2025 — 1,160 boys and 392 girls, making it the 438th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 2,136 babies born.
The history of Lennox
Lennox reached its highest point in 2022, when 1,915 babies were given the name, ranking 359th that year.
Across the 108 years of records since 1918, 19,739 babies have been named Lennox. Half of them were born before 2020, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Lennox by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lennox | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 | 8,731 |
| 1930s | 5 | 7,622 |
| 1940s | 18 | 6,400 |
| 1950s | 37 | 6,640 |
| 1960s | 52 | 6,910 |
| 1970s | 65 | 6,722 |
| 1980s | 77 | 9,276 |
| 1990s | 129 | 8,490 |
| 2000s | 653 | 2,416 |
| 2010s | 8,166 | 487 |
| 2020s | 10,527 | 359 |
Where Lennox is heading
Lennox has risen 58% over the past decade, from 980 babies in 2015 to 1,552 in 2025.
Names like Lennox
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lennox.