Lenox

#5,722 for girls in 2025, 21 births · #1,352 for boys in 2025, 139 births
Given to boys 81.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
#1,176
2023 · 174 births
Debut · boys
1912
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
2,104
since 1912

Lenox over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018peak #3,092, 2015girlsboysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,72221#1,352139
2024#6,39418#1,556112
2023#4,27633#1,176174
2022#4,10835#1,186171
2021#3,55343#1,207160
2020#3,54642#1,215155
2019#4,07235#1,202159
2018#3,67741#1,506114
2017#3,84839#1,510110
2016#3,99637#1,70691
2015#3,09254#1,76786
2014#4,76829#1,82881
2013#6,46219#1,98969
2012#10,42910#2,55148
2011#10,37410#2,79842
2010#13,4487#2,87441
2009#11,4599#3,91926
2008#13,8327#5,24917
2007—#7,09411
2006—#5,30316
2005—#5,03416
2004—#6,97610
2003—#9,5816
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First appearance
1912

The first year at least five boys were named Lenox! It came in at #2,544, and was given to 5 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1912–1913, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Lenox is popular in 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedWIMichigan: #969 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,649 boysMINew York: #1,212 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 10,638 boysNYMassachusetts: #630 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,714 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedINOhio: #1,215 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,462 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,641 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 20,651 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedARTennessee: #859 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,918 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedALGeorgia: #483 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,747 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox, so not publishedHITexas: #1,555 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 17,488 boysTXFlorida: #1,104 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 9,584 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Georgia#483 · 1 in 2,747
  2. Massachusetts#630 · 1 in 4,714
  3. Tennessee#859 · 1 in 5,918
  4. Michigan#969 · 1 in 7,649
  5. Florida#1,104 · 1 in 9,584

Best ever in a state: #435 in Connecticut, 2019.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#483191 in 2,747
Massachusetts#63061 in 4,714
Tennessee#85961 in 5,918
Michigan#96961 in 7,649
Florida#1,104101 in 9,584
New York#1,21291 in 10,638
Ohio#1,21551 in 11,462
Texas#1,555101 in 17,488
California#1,641101 in 20,651
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Lenox
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 204 spots since 2024 (#1,556 → #1,352)
  • 137 spots since 2020 (#1,215 → #1,352)
  • 415 spots since 2015 (#1,767 → #1,352)
Rise & fade · boys
111 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1912
  • Peaked 2023 at #1,176 (174 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 9,831
  • Highest: 1 in 9,831 boys born in 2023 were named Lenox (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,288 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 43.3% of all boys named Lenox (911) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2003
  • Mostly girls until 2002, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s43#2,101 (1914)#2,979
1920s61#2,446 (1923)#3,406
1930s29#2,781 (1930)#3,069
1940s29#2,871 (1940)#3,292
1950s31#2,580 (1950)#3,457
1960s6#3,665 (1960)#3,665
1970s6#5,059 (1978)#5,059
1980s17#5,147 (1985)#6,438
1990s18#7,792 (1995)#8,325
2000s112#3,919 (2009)#6,184
2010s841#1,202 (2019)#1,973
2020s911#1,176 (2023)#1,282

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lenox in 2018

girls
#3,677
41 births · 1 in 41,490 girls
boys
#1,506
114 births · 1 in 15,931 boys

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #3,677Lenox41

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #1,506Lenox114
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 41,490 of them was named Lenox, which outranked 79.7% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lenox
  1. #3,614Zanyla42
  2. #3,614Zaylynn42
  3. #3,614Zenobia42
  4. #3,677Lenox41
  5. #3,677Adhira41
  6. #3,677Akasha41
  7. #3,677Amberlee41
  8. #3,739Alayia40
  9. #3,739Alecia40
  10. #3,739Alexus40

Tied with 61 names at #3,677; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 680Meghan#1,387 → #707
  2. ↑ 567Dior#1,360 → #793
  3. ↑ 367Palmer#1,042 → #675
  4. ↑ 361Adalee#1,217 → #856
  5. ↑ 346Oaklynn#888 → #542
Fallers
  1. ↓ 334Audrina#847 → #1,181
  2. ↓ 234Courtney#952 → #1,186
  3. ↓ 232Marjorie#938 → #1,170
  4. ↓ 228Anabelle#969 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 225Angelique#799 → #1,024

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 15,931 of them was named Lenox, which outranked 89.3% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lenox
  1. #1,498Massiah115
  2. #1,498Maxx115
  3. #1,498Rishi115
  4. #1,506Lenox114
  5. #1,506Aedan114
  6. #1,506Branden114
  7. #1,506Cecil114
  8. #1,513Coby113
  9. #1,513Jacari113
  10. #1,513Josh113

Tied with 6 names at #1,506; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2018 →