Lennox

Meaning: Of the River Leven
Origin: Scottish surname — From Lennox, a district of Scotland

Boy's name · #289 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

74% boys · 26% girls — Lennox is also given to girls: 392 in 2025, about 26% in recent years. Lennox →

Popularity over time

Lennox first appeared in 1918, vanished from the records entirely for 15 years, and since returning in 1935 has climbed back to #289. About 14,000 boys have carried it in all.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 46 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#78 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #81 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #123 in Scotland (2025) · #158 in New Zealand (2025) · #285 in Canada (2025) · #287 in England & Wales (2025) · #360 in Sweden (2025) · #560 in Switzerland (2025) · #577 in Ireland (2025) · #689 in Austria (2025) · #831 in Netherlands (2025) · #974 in Belgium (2025) and 6 more.

Famous Lennoxes

Lennox Lewis — British and Canadian boxer (born 1965)
Lennox Berkeley — British composer (1903–1989)
Lennox Sebe — Chief minister and first president of Ciskei (1926–1994)
Lennox Miller — Jamaican runner (1946–2004)
Lennox Robinson — Irish writer (1886–1958)

In stories & tradition

Lennox — Operatic character in the opera Macbeth by Ernest Bloch

What Lennoxes become

Among 79 notable people named Lennox:

Sports figures appear 1.92× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lennox Lewis, British and Canadian boxer (born 1965).

Similar names: Lenox · Crew · Lennon · Finley · Knox · Maddox

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