Lenox Boy
How popular is Lenox?
#1,352 boy name in 2025
139 baby boys were named Lenox in the US in 2025, making it the 1352nd most popular boy name. Another 21 girls got the name (#5,721 for girls).
Lenox popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,352 for boys (▲ 204 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 139 boys, 21 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+62% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,767 in 2015, #1,215 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (174 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,176 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 80% boys, 20% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lenox counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lennox family of names ranked #272 for boys in 2025 (#256 the year before), with 1,299 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lennox | 1,160 | 89% |
| Lenox | 139 | 11% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Lenox is most popular
Babies named Lenox per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Massachusetts: 0.2 per 1,000 (34 boys)
- Georgia: 0.2 per 1,000 (54 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (86 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.2 per 1,000 (42 boys)
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (24 boys)
Lenox by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 43 | #2,100 |
| 1920s | 61 | #2,445 |
| 1930s | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1940s | 29 | #2,871 |
| 1950s | 31 | #2,579 |
| 1960s | 6 | #3,664 |
| 1970s | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1980s | 17 | #5,142 |
| 1990s | 18 | #7,786 |
| 2000s | 112 | #3,917 |
| 2010s | 841 | #1,202 |
| 2020s | 911 | #1,176 |
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Questions
- Is Lenox a boy or girl name?
- Lenox is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 80% of babies named Lenox were boys.
- How popular is the name Lenox?
- 139 baby boys were named Lenox in the US in 2025, making it the 1352nd most popular boy name. Another 21 girls got the name (#5,721 for girls).
- When was Lenox most popular?
- Lenox peaked in 2023, when 174 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,176 in 2023.
- How many people are named Lenox?
- 2,598 babies have been named Lenox in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,428 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 7.
- Where is Lenox most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lenox was most common in Massachusetts, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.