Lennon
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Lennon
A growing number of high-profile (and other) parents are choosing to honor their musical idols, such as Hendrix, Presley, Jagger, and now Lennon, an Irish name for girls as well as boys with a wonderful meaning on many levels. Lennon first came to notice when Liam Gallagher and Patsy Kensit used it for their son in 1999, and singer-musician Adam Pascal followed their lead two years later.
Lennon for girls#214 US
Most recently, YouTube sensation and star of the hit television show Nashville, Lennon Stella, can be credited for this name's spike in popularity among girls. This may be why it entered the US Top 1000 for the first time in 2013.
Lennon for boys#808 US
A growing number of high-profile (and other) parents are choosing to honor their musical idols, such as Hendrix, Presley, Jagger, and now Lennon.
Lennon first came to notice when Liam Gallagher and Patsy Kensit used it for their son in 1999, and singer-musician Adam Pascal followed their lead in two years later. Thanks in part to female singer and actress Lennon Stella, it's now used about four times as much for girls than for boys.
Lennon made it onto the popularity list in 2008.
In addition to its obvious Beatles connection, Lennon has a nice lemony feel.
Pronounced LEN-un.
As of October 2026, Lennon ranked #214 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #164.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #697 | 404 | #695 | 359 |
| 2015 | #518 | 606 | #609 | 441 |
| 2016 | #479 | 654 | #596 | 451 |
| 2017 | #445 | 710 | #667 | 381 |
| 2018 | #436 | 728 | #676 | 369 |
| 2019 | #388 | 800 | #712 | 346 |
| 2020 | #299 | 1,078 | #691 | 369 |
| 2021 | #238 | 1,278 | #672 | 401 |
| 2022 | #228 | 1,318 | #663 | 412 |
| 2023 | #243 | 1,257 | #755 | 345 |
| 2024 | #237 | 1,311 | #784 | 320 |
| 2025 | #214 | 1,421 | #808 | 308 |
World rankings
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Famous Lennons
- Lennon Ray Louise StellaGirl
American actress and singer of duo Lennon & Maisy
- Lennon ParhamGirl
American actress
- Lennon WynnGirl
American actress
- Lennon Noel Hawk (b. 2010Girl
daughter of NFL player A.J. Hawk & Laura Quinn
- Lennon Shy Seguso (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of tennis players Robert Seguso and Carling Bassett Seguso
- Lennon Rose Bouvier (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of singer Pierre Bouvier of Simple Plan
- Lennon Ray Rosa (b. 2016)Girl
daughter of YouTubers Mandi & Tara of Living Rosa
- Lennon Bow Brent (b. 2017)Girl
daughter of ice hockey player Tim Brent
- Lennon Everly Allen (b. 2017)Girl
daughter of ice hockey player Jake Allen
- John LennonBoth
English musician of The Beatles
- The Lennon SistersGirl
American musical group
- Lennon Anne MurphyGirl
American singer
- Lennon BleuGirl
daughter of Tammin Sursok and Sean McEwen
- Lennon Zano (b. 2018)Girl
daughter of American actor Nick Zano & Canadian actress and singer Leah Cudmore
- Lennon Francis GallagherBoy
son of musician Liam Gallagher of Oasis and Patsy Kensit
- Lennon Jay PascalBoy
son of actor/singer Adam Pascal
- Lennon Henry Peterson (b. 2008)Boy
American actor; son of actors Seth Peterson and Kylee Cochran
- Lennon Benicio Higgenson (b. 2009)Boy
son of musician Tom Higgenson of the Plain White T's
- Lennon James Picco (b. 2014)Boy
late son of Chris Picco; subject of viral video
- Alfie Lennon GoffeyBoy
son of singers Danny Goffey and Pearl Lowe
- Lyric Lennon ParkerBoy
Angel (b. 2006), American actor; son of singer/actor Ashley Parker Angel
- Thomas LennonBoy
American actor/comedian
- Neil LennonBoy
Scottish footballer and manager
Lennon in pop culture
- Lennon "Lennie"/"Len" WalkerGirl
main character of 'The Sky is Everywhere' by Jandy Nelson