babyNamedLennie
“diminutive of Leonard, bold lion”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Anglo-Saxon and Germanic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 1,244th
- births in 2023–2025
- 90
- babies born in France
- 1 in 20,000
- +5.1% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2024
Meaning and origin of Lennie
Lennie is thought to mean “diminutive of Leonard, bold lion” and is of Anglo-Saxon and Germanic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Lennie in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2024.
- Over recent years, Lennie has been rising (+5.1% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Lennie every 37 schools, all spellings combined.
Lennie in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,276th girls’ name76 babies in 3 years1 girl in 10,103+21.7% a year
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
186 babies in 3 years1 girl in 25,979+27.5% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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