Lennon

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Lennon: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Lennon: Recorded since 1981, with a gap of 14 years, it reached #153 in 2006, and it stood at #262 in 2025.

4registrars recorded it
93times a registrar ranked it
45years from first to last
#153highest recorded position
18groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Lennon's record

Absent from every published list for 14 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Region

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2013–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
2013	#4739
2014	#5691
2015	#4103
2016	#2757
2017	#2090
2018	#2187
2019	#2170
2020	#1773
2021	#1102
2022	#1767
2023	#1288
2024	#1743

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 27 of the 45 years from 1981 to 2025.

In 2024: #290 among boys in England and Wales, #327 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #339 among boys in Northern Ireland, #352 among boys in Scotland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1981–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1981
First recorded at #260 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #153 among boys in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #262 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Lennon appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is England and Wales · Boys, with 29 ranked years and 5,236 births registered; the earliest is Republic of Ireland · Boys, from 1981.

Lennon across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Lennon's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#260 (1981)	#180 (2007)	#262 (2025)	27 of 45	481 (1981–2025)	31 (2010)
England and Wales · Boys	#2357 (1996)	#153 (2006)	#290 (2024)	29 of 29	5,236 (1996–2024)	349 (2007)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#244 (2000)	#182 (2008)	#339 (2024)	22 of 25	119 (2000–2024)	13 (2008)
England and Wales · Girls	#4739 (2013)	#1102 (2021)	#1743 (2024)	12 of 12	163 (2013–2024)	31 (2021)
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#856 (2023)	#631 (2024)	#631 (2024)	2 of 2	8 (2023–2024)	5 (2024)

Lennon by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Lennon in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	71	4 of 10	18
2000s	1,977	10 of 10	198
2010sbusiest	2,312	10 of 10	231
2020s	876	5 of 10	175

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 231 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2005 and 2006, when recorded births rose by 134, from 187 to 321.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Lennon appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1981 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #153 in England and Wales in 2007.

Lennon's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#1743	17	High	Verified
2024	England and Wales	male	#290	154	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#1288	25	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#256	182	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#1767	16	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#261	180	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#1102	31	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#257	185	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#1773	16	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#269	175	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#2170	12	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#274	176	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#2187	12	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#230	224	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#2090	13	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#277	188	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#2757	9	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#268	195	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#4103	5	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#271	188	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#5691	3	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#237	232	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#4739	4	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#231	224	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#199	276	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#178	313	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#183	296	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#180	289	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#184	263	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#153	349	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#153	321	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#203	187	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#226	159	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#222	149	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#278	100	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#344	73	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#309	87	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#528	37	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#887	17	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1052	13	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2357	4	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	male	#339	4	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#312	5	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#414	3	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#326	5	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#270	6	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#312	5	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#319	5	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#415	3	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#421	3	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#237	8	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#281	6	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#303	5	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#247	7	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#291	5	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#248	7	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#293	5	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#182	13	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#236	7	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#341	3	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#299	3	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#186	7	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#244	4	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#262	17	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#631	5	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#327	12	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#856	3	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#198	25	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#262	18	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#257	18	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#294	15	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#244	19	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#291	15	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#244	21	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#272	17	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#280	16	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#226	25	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#245	22	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#243	22	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#263	19	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#197	31	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#227	24	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#202	27	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#180	28	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#203	20	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#213	16	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#214	14	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#305	7	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#267	8	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#246	9	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#206	11	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#260	5	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#352	10	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 4 registrars between 1981 and 2025, ranked in 31 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #153, first reached in 2006.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 349 births, registered in England and Wales in 2007.

1 registrar publishes it in more than one category list, holding a place in each for at least five years — an observation about those lists rather than about the name.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 14 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 43 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Lenni · #779, 19y
Lennie · #224, 30y
Lennox · #69, 30y
Lenny · #140, 30y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 4 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Alayna · #153, 30y
Xander · #153, 27y
Beatrix · #152, 30y
Honey · #152, 30y

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1980 and 1989.

Aya · #154, 35y
Eimhear · #154, 26y
Lochlainn · #154, 25y
Shaunna · #154, 18y

Lennon was ranked #153 in England and Wales · Boys in 2006. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Lennon and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Lennon without appearing here.

Lennon moved ahead of

Yvonne Compare
In 2017 they stood at #2090 and #2090 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #2187 and #5666.
Kirsten Compare
In 2018 they stood at #2187 and #1977 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #2170 and #5591.
Belinda Compare
In 2015 they stood at #4103 and #2945 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2016 that had become #2757 and #5785.
Geraldine Compare
In 2015 they stood at #5691 and #4684 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2016 that had become #2757 and #5785.

Moved ahead of Lennon

Ezra Compare
In 2013 they stood at #4739 and #5742 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #5691 and #1628.
Fiadh Compare
In 2017 they stood at #2090 and #2502 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #2187 and #1436.
Beau Compare
In 2015 they stood at #281 and #398 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2016 that had become #421 and #232.
Jayden Compare
In 2005 they stood at #244 and #277 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2006 that had become #341 and #157.

Moved the opposite way to Lennon

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Lennon went from #2357 to #290 while Aaron went from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Lennon went from #2357 to #290 while Adam went from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Lennon went from #2357 to #290 while Alan went from #163 to #592.
Alexander Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Lennon went from #2357 to #290 while Alexander went from #14 to #36.

Moved the same way as Lennon

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Lennon went from #2357 to #290 and Albie from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Lennon went from #2357 to #290 and Alfie from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Lennon went from #2357 to #290 and Alfred from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Lennon went from #2357 to #290 and Archie from #192 to #10.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1981 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #153 in England and Wales in 2007. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Lennon

Lennon at a glance

What stands out in Lennon's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Lennon across 5 official records

Lennon by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Lennon appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Names published alongside Lennon

Lennon and the names beside it

Lennon moved ahead of

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Lennon at a glance

What stands out in Lennon's record

Lennon across 5 official records

Lennon by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Lennon appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Names published alongside Lennon

Lennon and the names beside it

Lennon moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Lennon

Moved the opposite way to Lennon

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