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Lenox

Lenox holds the #1352 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 139 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1215 in 2020 to #1352 today. Its strongest year on record was 2023 (#1176 nationally, 174 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1912. The name's biggest fan base is in Massachusetts (#555 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1352
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1176
in 2023 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
139
boys named Lenox

Lenox popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.005%0.008%0.011%18801900192019401960198020002020#1176 in 2023
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2023

Where Lenox is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025MI—New York: #994 (12 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#994Massachusetts: #555 (8 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MA#555Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025IN—Ohio: #940 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)OH#940Pennsylvania: #1231 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1231New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025CT—California: #2471 (5 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)CA#2471Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025TN—North Carolina: #678 (13 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)NC#678South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025AL—Georgia: #673 (14 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)GA#673Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lenox in 2025HI—Texas: #1483 (12 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1483Florida: #1056 (12 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1056
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Massachusetts (#555), Georgia (#673), North Carolina (#678)

Uniqueness score

59/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Lenox in the most recent year of SSA data.

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