Lenny
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Lenny
A nickname of yesteryear that like alongside Reggie, Alby, Archie, and Bertie, is back in consideration. Already in the UK Top 200, a high-ranking choice in Switzerland and a familiar option in The Netherlands and France, this friendly feeling short from of Leonard might appeal to those who like Freddie and Teddy.
Lenny for boys#1419 US
In the US, Lenny hasn't quite caught on, but it is on the rise, given to 133 boys and 50 girls in a recent year. It may have been helped along by the rise of Lennox and Lennon, and by the fact many classrooms have now dropped Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men from the curriculum.
Lenny for girls#2799 US
This old man nickname feels remarkably fresh when applied to girls and can be used as a short form of Lena, Helena, Magdalena, Lennon or Lennox. The pan-European Leni is identical in sound yet feels a little lighter and fresher, and is a fashionable favorite in Germany.
Lenny is trending upwards for girls with about 50 receiving this name per year - if you add in Leni, Lenni & Lennie, it's more like 350.
Pronounced LEN-ee.
As of October 2026, Lenny ranked #1419 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #556 in 1961, Nameberry popularity #702.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,621 | 96 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,144 | 165 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,428 | 122 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,655 | 96 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,685 | 94 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,588 | 105 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,667 | 96 | #4,830 | 27 |
| 2021 | #1,549 | 113 | #3,647 | 42 |
| 2022 | #1,487 | 122 | #3,626 | 43 |
| 2023 | #1,393 | 133 | #3,248 | 50 |
| 2024 | #1,372 | 137 | #2,944 | 56 |
| 2025 | #1,419 | 128 | #2,799 | 61 |
World rankings
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- Lenny Bruce (born Leonard Alfred Schneider)Boy
American comedian
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American singer/song writer
- Lenworth George "Lenny" HenryBoy
English actor/comedian
- Lenny CastroBoy
American session musician
- Leonard Randolph "Lenny" WilkensBoy
American basketball player
- Leonard "Lenny" White IIIBoy
American jazz fusion drummer
- Lenny KayeBoy
American guitarist of the Patti Smith Group
- Leonard Kyle "Lenny" DykstraBoy
American baseball player
- Lenny Federer (b. 2014)Boy
son of Swiss professional tennis player Roger Federer
- Lenny Jane Wood (b. 2018)Boy
daughter of YouTube family vloggers Carlie and Jackson Wood (WhatsUpWoods & CarlieStylez)
Lenny in pop culture
- LennyBoy
character in Neil Simon's "Rumors"
- Leonard "Lenny" FederBoy
character in movie "Grown Ups"
- Leonard "Lenny" KosnowskiBoy
character on TV's 'Laverne & Shirley'
- Lenford "Lenny" LeonardBoy
character on TV's "The Simpsons"
- ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) or "Le Lenny FaceBoy
" an Internet meme