Lennie
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning strong lion; a form of Leonard.
Lennie by the numbers
In 2025, 210 babies in England and Wales were named Lennie. In the US, 30 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 123 babies in 1915, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Leonard
Like Lennie, each of these traces back to Leonard: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lennie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lennixelm grove; a modern respelling of Lennox53 in the US (2017)
- Lennia form of leonard; strong lion5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lennin11 in the US (2017)
- Linnie6 in the US (2017)
- Lennoxelm grove or from the place of the elms1,200 in the US (2017)
- Lennonsmall cloak or garment; surname used as given name1,084 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Lennie
Names that are said the same way as Lennie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a lion
Like Lennie, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean strength
Like Lennie, each of these has strength in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Liamresolute protector; short form of William18,764 in the US (2017)
- Williamresolute protector14,922 in the US (2017)
- Ethanstrong, enduring12,398 in the US (2017)
- GabrielGod is my strength9,110 in the US (2017)
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lennie
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