Lennon

“Descendant of the lover; or descendant of the blackbird” — Irish Gaelic origin

Girl's name · #214 in the US (2025) · Trending

Lennon is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1981, it stood at #214 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 13,000 girls have been named Lennon along the way. In South Dakota and North Dakota it runs about 5× its national rate and ranks #49 in South Dakota. About 79% of babies named Lennon in recent years have been girls.

Around the world: about 1 in 650 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 2,400 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 13,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lennons

Lennon Stella — Canadian singer and actress
Lennon Parham — American actress
Lennon Murphy — American singer

In stories & tradition

Lennon Grant — I Know What You Did Last Summer

What Lennons become

Among 18 notable people named Lennon:

Entertainers appear 2.51× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lennon Stella, Canadian singer and actress.

Similar names: Lennyn · Monroe · Lennox · Rory · Rowan · Elowyn

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