Lennox
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Lennox
Lennox is an aristocratic and powerful Scottish surname name made truly special by that final x. The worldwide fame of British boxer--World and Olympic champion--Lennox Claudius Lewis brought the name into the spotlight as a first name, while as a last it's tied to Eurythmics singer Annie L.
Lennox for boys#289 US
The Thane of Lennox appears in Macbeth, Mary Lennox is in The Secret Garden and there are two Agatha Christie characters with the name.
Lenox is another accepted spelling.
Lennox for girls#717 US
Lennox is one of the new breed of surname names on the rise as a Scottish name for girls as well as boys. The final x makes the name a bit masculine a la Max and Felix, but female inspirations include Eurythmics' Annie Lennox, Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden, and Lennox Scanlon in sitcom Melissa & Joey.
Pronounced LEN-ucks.
As of October 2026, Lennox ranked #289 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #248 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #322.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #585 | 475 | #1,157 | 214 |
| 2015 | #490 | 601 | #745 | 379 |
| 2016 | #443 | 700 | #716 | 397 |
| 2017 | #409 | 765 | #667 | 440 |
| 2018 | #371 | 878 | #649 | 458 |
| 2019 | #330 | 1,012 | #719 | 397 |
| 2020 | #292 | 1,169 | #589 | 494 |
| 2021 | #254 | 1,400 | #604 | 496 |
| 2022 | #248 | 1,426 | #612 | 488 |
| 2023 | #265 | 1,286 | #628 | 473 |
| 2024 | #263 | 1,320 | #688 | 412 |
| 2025 | #289 | 1,160 | #717 | 392 |
World rankings
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Famous Lennoxs
- Lennox Claudius LewisBoy
American boxer
- Lennox MillerBoy
Jamaican runner
- Lennox YearwoodBoy
American minister and activist
- Lennox Randal Francis BerkeleyBoy
English composer
- Lennox Ross BrosterBoy
South African,British surgeon
- Lennox Forsberg (2012)Boy
son of player Peter Forsberg
- Lennox Lehner (2014)Boy
son of Robin Lehner
- Lennox LockwoodBoy
son of Amy Davidson & Kacy Lockwood
- Lennox Noel BoshBoy
son of Chris Bosh
- Lennox MatuszczykBoy
son of footballer Adam Matuszczyk
- Lennox KönigBoy
son of actress Nina Bott and Florian König
- Lennox Miller (2006)Boy
son of Pia Miller and Brad Miller
- Lennox Esmee Wilson (b. 2009)Girl
daughter of TV personalities Dave and Kortney Wilson (HGTV's "Masters of Flip")
- Lennox Mae Mandler (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of actress Denise Vasi and director Anthony Mandler
- Lenox TillmanGirl
American model ("America's Next Top Model Cycle 21")
- Annie LennoxGirl
English singer of The Eurythmics
- Lennox BishopGirl
American artist
Lennox in pop culture
- Lennox LesterBoy
character on British series "Bad Girls"
- William LennoxBoy
character in the Transformers movies
- Ray LennoxBoy
character in book/ film 'Filth' by Irvine Welsh
- LennoxBoy
character in Shakespeare's "Macbeth"
- Lennox ScanlonGirl
character on TV's "Melissa and Joey"
- Mary LennoxGirl
main character in book/film "The Secret Garden"