Lenny

Diminutive of Leonard, German

"brave lion"

Lenny Origin and Meaning

Variation of Leonard

Lenny Rank in US Top 1000

# 904 in the US

Lenny Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 898 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lenny

• 898 Nameberry 2025
• 372 Unique 2024
• 260 Unisex 2024
• 142 England 2024
• 96 France 2024
• 98 Germany 2023
• 58 switzerland 2024
• 90 Israel 2020

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Famous People Named Lenny

• 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)

The name 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