Lennon
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- LEN-on
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #277 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #214 for girls
Lennon is a name of Irish origin, meaning “lover, sweetheart”. In 2025 it ranked 277th for boys in the UK (185 babies) and 214th for girls in the US (1,421 babies).
What does Lennon mean?
Irish: from the Irish surname Ó Leannáin
“lover, sweetheart”
From the Irish surname Ó Leannáin, best known through John Lennon of the Beatles.
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Is Lennon a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Lennon has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 22 girls and 185 boys in the UK and 1,421 girls and 308 boys in the US.
How popular is Lennon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #277among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 185about 1 in 1,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 185 boys in the UK were named Lennon, making it the 277th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 267th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 448 boys. 22 girls were also named Lennon in 2025 (1,460th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Lennon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 11% of the babies named Lennon in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 272nd in England and Wales and 226th in Scotland.
Lennon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 185 | #277 |
| 2024 | 168 | #296 |
| 2023 | 200 | #262 |
| 2022 | 190 | #276 |
| 2021 | 201 | #271 |
| 2020 | 197 | #267 |
| 2019 | 196 | #276 |
| 2018 | 252 | #229 |
| 2017 | 204 | #285 |
| 2016 | 214 | #276 |
| 2015 | 214 | #268 |
| 2014 | 261 | #241 |
| 2013 | 263 | #225 |
| 2012 | 327 | #200 |
| 2011 | 389 | #166 |
| 2010 | 360 | #174 |
| 2009 | 351 | #176 |
| 2008 | 342 | #173 |
| 2007 | 448 | #140 |
| 2006 | 405 | #149 |
| 2005 | 257 | #188 |
| 2004 | 210 | #204 |
| 2003 | 199 | #204 |
| 2002 | 138 | #243 |
| 2001 | 105 | #300 |
| 2000 | 109 | #288 |
| 1999 | 46 | #503 |
| 1998 | 17 | #951 |
| 1997 | 16 | #973 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Lennon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #214among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,421about 1 in 1,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,421 girls in the US were named Lennon, making it the 214th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 299th. It first appears in the records in 1981. 308 boys were also named Lennon in 2025 (807th for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Lennon of any year since it first appeared, in 1981.
Half of all the girls named Lennon in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,563 girls in the US were given Lennon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #229.
In 1981, 11% of the babies named Lennon in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 82%, with more girls than boys since 2014.
Lennon in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,421 | #214 |
| 2024 | 1,320 | #235 |
| 2023 | 1,258 | #243 |
| 2022 | 1,318 | #228 |
| 2021 | 1,278 | #237 |
| 2020 | 1,078 | #299 |
| 2019 | 800 | #388 |
| 2018 | 728 | #434 |
| 2017 | 710 | #445 |
| 2016 | 654 | #479 |
| 2015 | 606 | #518 |
| 2014 | 404 | #697 |
| 2013 | 273 | #929 |
| 2012 | 134 | #1,612 |
| 2011 | 116 | #1,758 |
| 2010 | 81 | #2,341 |
| 2009 | 63 | #2,799 |
| 2008 | 66 | #2,754 |
| 2007 | 45 | #3,600 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4,164 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5,432 |
| 2004 | 30 | #4,488 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 33 | #3,885 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
Nicknames for Lennon
Names like Lennon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Aiden Kian Kayden Rowan Ronan Brody Logan Lochlan Flynn Caelan Callan
Other spellings of Lennon
Names related to Lennon
More Irish names
Oscar Rory Maeve Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Connor Declan Casey Kennedy Cillian Kevin Sloane
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lennon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lennon, updated 20 October 2026.