Lennon
Pronounced L EH1 N AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2022
- 44 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Lennon?
Lennon is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1981. It has been given to 21,040 children — the 1,316th most common girls' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about eight times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2022, when 1,318 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Lenin and Lenon — because they are pronounced identically.
Roughly 47% of children named Lennon are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Lennon and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Lenin
- Lenon
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L EH1 N AH0 N · L EH1 N IH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Lennon
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Lennon
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Lennon?
- Lennon ranks 1,316th among girls' names in US records, with 21,040 births since 1981. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,740.
- Is Lennon a unisex name?
- Yes. About 47% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Lennon most popular?
- 2022, when 1,318 children were given the name. It has been in use for 44 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Lennon spelled?
- Lenin, Lenon. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.