Lenny

Meaning and origin of Lenny

Popularity of Lenny in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2015.
• Over recent years, Lenny has been falling (−8.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Lenny every 3.6 schools, all spellings combined.

Lenny in English-speaking countries

Lenny ranks 140^th in England and Wales and 244^th in Ireland, against 106^th in France.

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  140^th boys’ name1,125 babies in 3 years1 boy in 735+2.6% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  244^th boys’ name54 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,330

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  355^th boys’ name35 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,407

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  339^th boys’ name12 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,122

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  404^th boys’ name25 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,397

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,395^th boys’ name398 babies in 3 years1 boy in 12,918+7% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,560^th boys’ name10 babies in 3 years1 boy in 16,995

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada).

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Lenny and Lénny are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Lénny30
• Lény285
• Leny245
• Léni115
• Lenni (in French)40
• Lehny5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Lenny

• Lyam
• Louison
• Enzo
• Armand
• Charly
• Gustave
• Lewis
• Robin
• Henri
• Léonard
• Milo
• Gaston

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin