Lennie

Meaning: Brave lion
Origin: Germanic — Short form of Leonard, a boys' name also given to girls

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly shining light or torch
Origin: Greek — For girls also a short form of Helena or Lena

Girl's name · #2557 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Lennie is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1884, when it ranked #354. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 4,800 girls since 1880, ranked #2557 today.

Around the world

See how Lennie ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,197 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,218 in Canada (2025) · #1,384 in France (2025) · #8,121 in Ecuador (2024) · #1,169 in Belgium (2005).

Famous Lennies

Lennie Waite — British track and field athlete (born 1986)
Lennie Goodings — Canadian-born publisher active in the UK (born 1953)
Lennie Copeland — American mathematician (1881–1951)

What Lennies become

Among 63 notable people named Lennie:

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Leni (#1179) and Lenny (#2799), Lennie would rank around #833 with about 330 births last year — the newborns split about 60/21/19 across Leni, Lennie, and Lenny.

Similar names: Lenny · Ottilie · Lenna · Jennie · Adella · Perry

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