Fun Facts About the Name Lenox
- More than 2 thousand babies named Lenox: U.S. records list 2,594 babies given the name Lenox from 1880 through 2025. Even 494 girls received the name Lenox - about 1 girl for every 4 boys.
What Does the Name Lenox Mean?
Lenox is a spelling variant of Lennox, a Scottish territorial name usually translated as "place of elms" or "elm place." It comes from the Scottish Gaelic district name Leamhnachd, the name of the Lennox region in Scotland. The first element is generally connected with leamhan, "elm," while the ending is a place-forming suffix. The exact Gaelic suffix is uncertain, so "place of elms" is best understood as a conventional translation rather than a word-for-word definition. The name is territorial: it described people from the Lennox district, not a personal quality.
Lenox Name History & Origins
The Lennox district lay in west-central Scotland, north of the River Clyde. In the Middle Ages it gave its name to the Earls of Lennox, a noble family whose title and lands made Lennox a prominent Scottish surname. The spelling Lenox is an English variant of that surname, dropping one n. It appears in British surname records and was carried to North America by emigrants.
In North America, Lenox also became a place name. Lenox, Massachusetts, was incorporated in 1767 and named for Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox. As a given name, Lenox is a transferred use of the surname or of such place names. It is used mainly in English-speaking countries, especially the United States, and can be given to boys or girls. Its history as a first name is separate from the much older history of the Lennox district and title.
How Popular is the Name Lenox?
Lenox has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #1,184 in 2023.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,835 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2024 | #6,517 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #4,320 | 33 | 0.0021% |
| 2022 | #4,163 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 2021 | #3,587 | 43 | 0.0026% |
| 2020 | #3,581 | 42 | 0.0026% |
| 2019 | #4,117 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 2018 | #3,710 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 2017 | #3,891 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 2016 | #4,041 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2015 | #3,111 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 2014 | #4,848 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2013 | #6,614 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #10,914 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #10,850 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #14,339 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #12,039 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #14,712 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #16,831 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,356 | 139 | 0.0081% |
| 2024 | #1,554 | 112 | 0.0065% |
| 2023 | #1,184 | 172 | 0.0101% |
| 2022 | #1,187 | 170 | 0.0097% |
| 2021 | #1,211 | 160 | 0.0092% |
| 2020 | #1,220 | 155 | 0.0090% |
| 2019 | #1,206 | 159 | 0.0089% |
| 2018 | #1,508 | 114 | 0.0063% |
| 2017 | #1,514 | 110 | 0.0059% |
| 2016 | #1,713 | 91 | 0.0048% |
| 2015 | #1,775 | 86 | 0.0045% |
| 2014 | #1,852 | 80 | 0.0042% |
| 2013 | #2,001 | 69 | 0.0036% |
| 2012 | #2,576 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 2011 | #2,833 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 2010 | #2,902 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 2009 | #3,984 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #5,390 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #7,409 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #5,443 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #5,183 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #7,329 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #10,347 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #6,632 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #9,419 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #9,170 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #8,439 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #8,693 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1985 | #5,506 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #6,872 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #5,493 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #3,884 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #4,278 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #4,163 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #3,290 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #4,049 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #2,693 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #4,035 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #3,062 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #3,711 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #3,798 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #3,018 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #3,845 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #2,989 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1931 | #3,273 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #2,905 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #4,313 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #3,043 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #3,575 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1925 | #4,610 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1924 | #3,391 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1923 | #2,536 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1921 | #2,903 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1920 | #4,676 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #3,978 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1918 | #3,559 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #2,860 | 9 | 0.0010% |
| 1915 | #3,654 | 6 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #2,203 | 10 | 0.0015% |
| 1912 | #2,747 | 5 | 0.0012% |
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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