Lennon
#214 for girls in 2025, 1,421 births · #807 for boys in 2025, 308 births
Given to girls 61.1% of the time
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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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 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- North Dakota#35 · 1 in 167
- Iowa#56 · 1 in 285
- South Dakota#62 · 1 in 233
- Minnesota#83 · 1 in 371
- Montana#104 · 1 in 293
Best ever in a state: #24 in South Dakota, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #35 | 17 | 1 in 167 |
| Iowa | #56 | 41 | 1 in 285 |
| South Dakota | #62 | 12 | 1 in 233 |
| Minnesota | #83 | 60 | 1 in 371 |
| Montana | #104 | 9 | 1 in 293 |
| Nebraska | #106 | 19 | 1 in 382 |
| Idaho | #121 | 15 | 1 in 428 |
| Michigan | #121 | 70 | 1 in 548 |
| Utah | #122 | 35 | 1 in 484 |
| Maine | #129 | 8 | 1 in 396 |
| Colorado | #144 | 37 | 1 in 598 |
| Wisconsin | #149 | 34 | 1 in 632 |
| Ohio | #150 | 71 | 1 in 685 |
| Oklahoma | #160 | 23 | 1 in 647 |
| Tennessee | #162 | 44 | 1 in 710 |
| Missouri | #179 | 34 | 1 in 727 |
| Indiana | #186 | 37 | 1 in 767 |
| Washington | #191 | 36 | 1 in 820 |
| New Hampshire | #213 | 5 | 1 in 741 |
| Oregon | #220 | 16 | 1 in 859 |
| Massachusetts | #223 | 26 | 1 in 956 |
| Arizona | #228 | 29 | 1 in 956 |
| Pennsylvania | #229 | 50 | 1 in 976 |
| Kansas | #231 | 14 | 1 in 827 |
| Connecticut | #244 | 13 | 1 in 925 |
| Illinois | #257 | 42 | 1 in 1,152 |
| Kentucky | #270 | 16 | 1 in 1,064 |
| South Carolina | #275 | 17 | 1 in 1,042 |
| Arkansas | #288 | 11 | 1 in 989 |
| Georgia | #288 | 38 | 1 in 1,192 |
| North Carolina | #318 | 34 | 1 in 1,326 |
| Alabama | #337 | 15 | 1 in 1,272 |
| Nevada | #381 | 7 | 1 in 1,393 |
| Florida | #382 | 49 | 1 in 1,706 |
| New York | #383 | 46 | 1 in 1,766 |
| California | #407 | 89 | 1 in 1,961 |
| Maryland | #429 | 13 | 1 in 1,702 |
| Virginia | #456 | 18 | 1 in 1,921 |
| New Jersey | #459 | 18 | 1 in 2,024 |
| Texas | #479 | 69 | 1 in 2,253 |
| Louisiana | #482 | 10 | 1 in 1,861 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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
- 21 spots since 2024 (#235 → #214)
- 85 spots since 2020 (#299 → #214)
- 304 spots since 2015 (#518 → #214)
- Biggest jump: 683 spots in 2013 (#1,612 → #929)
- Biggest drop: 15 spots in 2023 (#228 → #243)
- Debuted 1981
- Peaked 2025 at #214 (1,421 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 13 yrs · run 2013–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,131 girls born in 2025 were named Lennon (0.09%)
- 61.0% of all girls named Lennon (7,673) were born in this decade
- 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.
Lennon in 2021
Top girls' names in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 1,284 of them was named Lennon, which outranked 98.7% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 4,363 of them was named Lennon, which outranked 95.2% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.