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Lenny

Lenny holds the #1418 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 128 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1655 in 2020 to #1418 today. Its strongest year on record was 1961 (#555 nationally, 199 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1914. The name's biggest fan base is in Massachusetts (#789 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1418
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#555
in 1961 (1960s)
Babies in 2025
128
boys named Lenny

Lenny popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.005%0.008%0.010%18801900192019401960198020002020#555 in 1961
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1961

Where Lenny is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025NH—Washington: #801 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#801Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025MI—New York: #1410 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1410Massachusetts: #789 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MA#789Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025IA—Illinois: #935 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IL#935Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025CT—California: #1119 (18 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1119Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1277 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1277South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lenny in 2025HI—Texas: #1555 (11 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1555Florida: #1256 (9 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1256
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Washington (#801), Massachusetts (#789), Illinois (#935)

Uniqueness score

60/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Lenny in the most recent year of SSA data.

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