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Lenny
OriginDiminutive of Leonard, German
Meaning"brave lion"
GenderBoy
US Rank#904
Top 1000
NB Rank#876
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About Lenny
Variation of Leonard
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,621 | 96 | 50 |
| 2015 | #1,144 | 165 | 86.1 |
| 2016 | #1,428 | 122 | 64.3 |
| 2017 | #1,655 | 96 | 51.9 |
| 2018 | #1,685 | 94 | 51.8 |
| 2019 | #1,588 | 105 | 58.5 |
| 2020 | #1,667 | 96 | 55.6 |
| 2021 | #1,549 | 113 | 64.6 |
| 2022 | #1,487 | 122 | 69.9 |
| 2023 | #1,393 | 133 | 77.8 |
| 2024 | #1,372 | 137 | 79.5 |
| 2025 | #1,419 | 128 | 74.9 |
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Famous Lennys
- Lenny Bruce (born Leonard Alfred Schneider)
American comedian
- Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz
American singer/song writer
- Lenworth George "Lenny" Henry
English actor/comedian
- Lenny Castro
American session musician
- Leonard Randolph "Lenny" Wilkens
American basketball player
- Leonard "Lenny" White III
American jazz fusion drummer
- Lenny Kaye
American guitarist of the Patti Smith Group
- Leonard Kyle "Lenny" Dykstra
American baseball player
- Lenny Federer (b. 2014)
son of Swiss professional tennis player Roger Federer
- Lenny Jane Wood (b. 2018)
daughter of YouTube family vloggers Carlie and Jackson Wood (WhatsUpWoods & CarlieStylez)
Lenny in pop culture
- Lenny
character in Neil Simon's "Rumors"
- Leonard "Lenny" Feder
character in movie "Grown Ups"
- Leonard "Lenny" Kosnowski
character on TV's 'Laverne & Shirley'
- Lenford "Lenny" Leonard
character on TV's "The Simpsons"
- ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) or "Le Lenny Face
" an Internet meme
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