Lennin
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 11 babies a year in the US.
Lennin by the numbers
Lennin was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Lennin
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lennin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lennonsmall cloak or garment; surname used as given name1,084 in the US (2017)
- Lenniestrong lion; a form of Leonard210 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lennixelm grove; a modern respelling of Lennox53 in the US (2017)
- Lennia form of leonard; strong lion5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lennoxelm grove or from the place of the elms1,200 in the US (2017)
- Lenix30 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Lennin
Names that are said the same way as Lennin, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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