Lenny

Lenny

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Lenny or Lennie is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Lenny first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 271 babies (rank #208 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Lenny

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lenny yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,300

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

271

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Lenny

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	6	#1,915
1997	6	#1,902
1998	15	#982
1999	17	#931
2000	28	#664
2001	22	#803
2002	32	#623
2003	52	#470
2004	61	#446
2005	100	#321
2006	95	#361
2007	102	#360
2008	138	#300
2009	125	#321
2010	153	#295
2011	180	#265
2012	174	#270
2013	201	#251
2014	266	#214
2015	253	#222
2016	271	#208

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#1,915

1997

#1,902

1998

#982

1999

#931

2000

#664

2001

#803

2002

#623

2003

#470

2004

#446

2005

100

#321

2006

#361

2007

102

#360

2008

138

#300

2009

125

#321

2010

153

#295

2011

180

#265

2012

174

#270

2013

201

#251

2014

266

#214

2015

253

#222

2016

271

#208