Lennon
- #214 for girls in 2025, 1,421 births
- #807 for boys in 2025, 308 births
- Given to girls 61.1% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 1,421 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 12,576since 1981
Lennon over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #214 | 1,421 | #807 | 308 |
| 2024 | #235 | 1,320 | #785 | 320 |
| 2023 | #243 | 1,258 | #756 | 345 |
| 2022 | #228 | 1,318 | #663 | 412 |
| 2021 | #237 | 1,278 | #673 | 401 |
| 2020 | #299 | 1,078 | #690 | 369 |
| 2019 | #388 | 800 | #712 | 346 |
| 2018 | #434 | 728 | #677 | 369 |
| 2017 | #445 | 710 | #667 | 381 |
| 2016 | #479 | 654 | #596 | 451 |
| 2015 | #518 | 606 | #609 | 442 |
| 2014 | #697 | 404 | #695 | 359 |
| 2013 | #929 | 273 | #767 | 294 |
| 2012 | #1,612 | 134 | #816 | 271 |
| 2011 | #1,758 | 116 | #747 | 303 |
| 2010 | #2,341 | 81 | #914 | 221 |
| 2009 | #2,800 | 63 | #953 | 211 |
| 2008 | #2,754 | 66 | #987 | 199 |
| 2007 | #3,601 | 45 | #1,050 | 179 |
| 2006 | #4,165 | 35 | #1,265 | 132 |
| 2005 | #5,437 | 23 | #1,411 | 104 |
| 2004 | #4,492 | 30 | #1,435 | 98 |
| 2003 | #7,207 | 15 | #1,364 | 99 |
| 2002 | #3,889 | 33 | #1,620 | 74 |
| 2001 | #6,619 | 16 | #1,527 | 79 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #2,136 | 47 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #2,300 | 39 |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | #3,191 | 24 |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | #2,024 | 44 |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #2,073 | 41 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #2,055 | 40 |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #3,326 | 20 |
| 1993 | — | #2,455 | 30 | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #3,105 | 21 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #2,683 | 25 |
| 1990 | — | #3,467 | 17 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,446 | 16 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,367 | 25 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,400 | 23 | |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #2,360 | 23 |
| 1985 | — | #2,828 | 17 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,036 | 26 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,272 | 22 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,269 | 22 | |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #1,362 | 48 |
| 1980 | — | #2,965 | 15 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,068 | 9 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,799 | 15 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,606 | 10 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,095 | 12 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,246 | 11 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,946 | 12 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,716 | 13 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,534 | 14 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,686 | 13 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,739 | 12 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,810 | 21 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,788 | 20 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,974 | 16 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,537 | 6 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,856 | 18 | |
| 1964 | — | #3,050 | 8 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,673 | 10 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,041 | 8 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,121 | 15 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,619 | 6 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,370 | 12 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,375 | 12 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,263 | 13 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,902 | 17 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,956 | 16 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,531 | 10 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,153 | 13 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,055 | 14 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,321 | 11 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,022 | 14 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,115 | 13 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,356 | 11 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,884 | 15 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,574 | 8 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,195 | 11 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,405 | 10 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,523 | 9 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,333 | 10 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,478 | 9 | |
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | #1,901 | 14 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,680 | 8 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,452 | 9 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,396 | 10 | |
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | #2,542 | 9 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,776 | 5 | |
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | #2,781 | 9 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,766 | 9 | |
| 1928 | — | #3,357 | 7 | |
| 1927 | — | #3,780 | 6 | |
| 1926 | — | #4,201 | 5 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,435 | 12 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,473 | 12 | |
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | — | #2,486 | 12 | |
| 1921 | — | #4,322 | 5 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,967 | 9 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,115 | 8 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,096 | 8 | |
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| 1913 | — | #2,821 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1981
The first year at least five girls were named Lennon! It came in at #9,110, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1982–1994, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Lennon is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- North Dakota#30 · 1 in 142
- South Dakota#51 · 1 in 203
- Maine#57 · 1 in 208
- Nebraska#72 · 1 in 284
- New Hampshire#82 · 1 in 271
Best ever in a state: #24 in South Dakota, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #30 | 19 | 1 in 142 |
| South Dakota | #51 | 15 | 1 in 203 |
| Maine | #57 | 15 | 1 in 208 |
| Nebraska | #72 | 25 | 1 in 284 |
| New Hampshire | #82 | 14 | 1 in 271 |
| Minnesota | #91 | 56 | 1 in 384 |
| Wisconsin | #93 | 50 | 1 in 405 |
| Iowa | #96 | 31 | 1 in 380 |
| Idaho | #124 | 16 | 1 in 448 |
| Tennessee | #128 | 58 | 1 in 553 |
| Michigan | #137 | 61 | 1 in 586 |
| Utah | #139 | 32 | 1 in 534 |
| Pennsylvania | #143 | 74 | 1 in 631 |
| West Virginia | #154 | 10 | 1 in 507 |
| Kansas | #156 | 21 | 1 in 562 |
| Missouri | #160 | 38 | 1 in 639 |
| Ohio | #164 | 66 | 1 in 716 |
| Indiana | #168 | 41 | 1 in 681 |
| Illinois | #171 | 58 | 1 in 764 |
| Maryland | #176 | 29 | 1 in 689 |
| Mississippi | #182 | 14 | 1 in 636 |
| Arizona | #183 | 36 | 1 in 784 |
| Arkansas | #188 | 16 | 1 in 662 |
| Kentucky | #194 | 24 | 1 in 719 |
| Oklahoma | #196 | 20 | 1 in 739 |
| Washington | #203 | 36 | 1 in 802 |
| Montana | #208 | 5 | 1 in 565 |
| North Carolina | #221 | 49 | 1 in 949 |
| Massachusetts | #223 | 25 | 1 in 961 |
| Colorado | #236 | 27 | 1 in 864 |
| Virginia | #236 | 34 | 1 in 992 |
| South Carolina | #244 | 20 | 1 in 915 |
| Alabama | #247 | 19 | 1 in 964 |
| Oregon | #259 | 14 | 1 in 932 |
| Louisiana | #271 | 16 | 1 in 1,023 |
| Georgia | #290 | 35 | 1 in 1,292 |
| Nevada | #292 | 9 | 1 in 1,022 |
| Florida | #342 | 53 | 1 in 1,637 |
| New York | #343 | 49 | 1 in 1,599 |
| New Jersey | #372 | 21 | 1 in 1,690 |
| Connecticut | #393 | 7 | 1 in 1,643 |
| Texas | #448 | 74 | 1 in 2,169 |
| California | #468 | 72 | 1 in 2,246 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lennon
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 85 spots since 2020 (#299 → #214)
- Biggest jump: 683 spots in 2013
- Biggest drop: 15 spots in 2023
Rise & fade · girls
44 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1981
- Peaked 2025 at #214 (1,421 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 13 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 13 yrs · run 2013–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,131
- Highest: 1 in 1,131 girls born in 2025 were named Lennon (0.09%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 61.0% of all girls named Lennon (7,673) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2014
- Mostly boys until 2013, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11 | #9,110 (1981) | #10,011 |
| 1990s | 53 | #8,334 (1997) | #11,515 |
| 2000s | 333 | #2,754 (2008) | #5,277 |
| 2010s | 4,506 | #388 (2019) | #960 |
| 2020s | 7,673 | #214 (2025) | #243 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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