Fun Facts About the Name Lenard
- More than 10 thousand babies named Lenard: U.S. records list 10,004 babies given the name Lenard from 1880 through 2025. Even 7 girls received the name Lenard - about 1 girl for every 1,428 boys.
What Does the Name Lenard Mean?
Lenard is a variant spelling of Leonard. The parent name comes from a Germanic compound formed from lewo (lion) and harti (hardy, brave, strong). Its literal sense is lion-hard or strong as a lion; the customary English meaning is brave lion or lion-hearted. The first element was borrowed into Germanic from Latin leo (lion), while the second element is Germanic. Lenard drops the o of Leonard but shares the same etymology.
Lenard Name History & Origins
Leonard is associated with Saint Leonard, a sixth-century Frankish hermit and founder of a monastery near Limoges. Devotion to him spread in medieval Europe, and he became a patron of prisoners and captives. The name was Latinized as Leonardus and passed into Old French as Leonard; it was established in England after the Norman Conquest. English records generally use the spelling Leonard. Lenard is an alternative spelling that has been used as both a given name and a surname. It has no separate root or meaning; it is best understood as a simplified form of Leonard.
How Popular is the Name Lenard?
Lenard recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1925. Its best rank was #410 in 1932.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | #3,994 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,132 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #8,049 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #9,496 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #6,936 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #7,854 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #6,638 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #6,555 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #9,361 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #6,564 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #5,425 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #6,181 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #9,318 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #4,619 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #5,844 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #7,387 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #5,982 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #4,992 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #4,448 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #5,979 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #4,001 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #5,394 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #4,215 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #3,736 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #4,605 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #4,313 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #3,243 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1998 | #3,252 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1997 | #3,119 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #3,073 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1995 | #2,658 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1994 | #2,599 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1993 | #2,238 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1992 | #1,689 | 51 | 0.0026% |
| 1991 | #2,079 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 1990 | #1,828 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 1989 | #1,781 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 1988 | #1,538 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 1987 | #1,722 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 1986 | #1,525 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 1985 | #1,464 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 1984 | #1,245 | 55 | 0.0030% |
| 1983 | #1,103 | 66 | 0.0037% |
| 1982 | #1,121 | 67 | 0.0037% |
| 1981 | #1,163 | 63 | 0.0035% |
| 1980 | #1,074 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 1979 | #1,199 | 58 | 0.0034% |
| 1978 | #1,424 | 43 | 0.0026% |
| 1977 | #1,231 | 52 | 0.0032% |
| 1976 | #1,137 | 57 | 0.0036% |
| 1975 | #1,172 | 52 | 0.0033% |
| 1974 | #958 | 73 | 0.0046% |
| 1973 | #928 | 76 | 0.0049% |
| 1972 | #900 | 80 | 0.0049% |
| 1971 | #870 | 88 | 0.0050% |
| 1970 | #883 | 84 | 0.0045% |
| 1969 | #864 | 79 | 0.0044% |
| 1968 | #847 | 74 | 0.0043% |
| 1967 | #890 | 66 | 0.0038% |
| 1966 | #749 | 98 | 0.0055% |
| 1965 | #741 | 100 | 0.0054% |
| 1964 | #790 | 91 | 0.0046% |
| 1963 | #754 | 106 | 0.0052% |
| 1962 | #790 | 94 | 0.0045% |
| 1961 | #772 | 100 | 0.0047% |
| 1960 | #690 | 130 | 0.0061% |
| 1959 | #804 | 91 | 0.0043% |
| 1958 | #710 | 113 | 0.0053% |
| 1957 | #657 | 136 | 0.0063% |
| 1956 | #677 | 124 | 0.0059% |
| 1955 | #665 | 121 | 0.0059% |
| 1954 | #635 | 135 | 0.0066% |
| 1953 | #633 | 128 | 0.0065% |
| 1952 | #672 | 107 | 0.0055% |
| 1951 | #642 | 122 | 0.0065% |
| 1950 | #603 | 129 | 0.0072% |
| 1949 | #599 | 130 | 0.0073% |
| 1948 | #622 | 119 | 0.0068% |
| 1947 | #609 | 126 | 0.0069% |
| 1946 | #610 | 112 | 0.0069% |
| 1945 | #588 | 106 | 0.0079% |
| 1944 | #567 | 117 | 0.0086% |
| 1943 | #538 | 137 | 0.0096% |
| 1942 | #567 | 118 | 0.0085% |
| 1941 | #523 | 130 | 0.0106% |
| 1940 | #508 | 129 | 0.0111% |
| 1939 | #540 | 112 | 0.0101% |
| 1938 | #492 | 139 | 0.0125% |
| 1937 | #492 | 136 | 0.0128% |
| 1936 | #484 | 137 | 0.0132% |
| 1935 | #488 | 136 | 0.0131% |
| 1934 | #528 | 123 | 0.0119% |
| 1933 | #479 | 137 | 0.0138% |
| 1932 | #410 | 188 | 0.0180% |
| 1931 | #472 | 145 | 0.0139% |
| 1930 | #458 | 167 | 0.0152% |
| 1929 | #443 | 179 | 0.0166% |
| 1928 | #430 | 193 | 0.0174% |
| 1927 | #433 | 195 | 0.0173% |
| 1926 | #445 | 186 | 0.0167% |
| 1925 | #420 | 204 | 0.0183% |
| 1924 | #434 | 200 | 0.0177% |
| 1923 | #428 | 200 | 0.0182% |
| 1922 | #431 | 196 | 0.0180% |
| 1921 | #454 | 184 | 0.0167% |
| 1920 | #421 | 201 | 0.0189% |
| 1919 | #440 | 182 | 0.0186% |
| 1918 | #516 | 135 | 0.0133% |
| 1917 | #485 | 141 | 0.0152% |
| 1916 | #525 | 118 | 0.0133% |
| 1915 | #539 | 107 | 0.0126% |
| 1914 | #533 | 86 | 0.0131% |
| 1913 | #584 | 57 | 0.0111% |
| 1912 | #537 | 56 | 0.0130% |
| 1911 | #477 | 38 | 0.0168% |
| 1910 | #495 | 32 | 0.0165% |
| 1909 | #565 | 22 | 0.0134% |
| 1908 | #548 | 22 | 0.0143% |
| 1907 | #424 | 30 | 0.0204% |
| 1906 | #437 | 26 | 0.0195% |
| 1905 | #442 | 25 | 0.0189% |
| 1904 | #708 | 12 | 0.0094% |
| 1903 | #423 | 23 | 0.0193% |
| 1902 | #497 | 19 | 0.0155% |
| 1901 | #550 | 14 | 0.0131% |
| 1900 | #544 | 20 | 0.0133% |
| 1899 | #533 | 14 | 0.0132% |
| 1898 | #648 | 12 | 0.0098% |
| 1897 | #568 | 14 | 0.0124% |
| 1896 | #613 | 13 | 0.0109% |
| 1895 | #447 | 20 | 0.0170% |
| 1894 | #584 | 13 | 0.0112% |
| 1893 | #803 | 8 | 0.0071% |
| 1892 | #774 | 9 | 0.0074% |
| 1891 | #676 | 9 | 0.0089% |
| 1890 | #952 | 6 | 0.0054% |
| 1889 | #653 | 10 | 0.0090% |
| 1888 | #1,116 | 5 | 0.0041% |
| 1887 | #657 | 9 | 0.0089% |
| 1886 | #670 | 9 | 0.0081% |
| 1885 | #472 | 16 | 0.0148% |
| 1884 | #642 | 10 | 0.0087% |
| 1883 | #768 | 7 | 0.0067% |
| 1882 | #563 | 12 | 0.0106% |
| 1881 | #474 | 14 | 0.0139% |
| 1880 | #716 | 8 | 0.0072% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Lenard Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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