Lenny
A boys’ name of Old High German origin, meaning brave lion; diminutive of Leonard.
Lenny by the numbers
In 2025, 370 babies in England and Wales were named Lenny. In the US, 118 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 199 babies in 1961, making it a 1960s name.
Other names that come from Leonard
Like Lenny, 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 Lenny. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lennia form of leonard; strong lion5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lonnylone; a form of Lonnie6 in the US (2017)
- Lannyfrom the lane; a form of Lane
- Lennyx17 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 Lenny
Names that are said the same way as Lenny, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean courage
Like Lenny, each of these has courage in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Wyattbrave in war9,768 in the US (2017)
- Andrewmanly, brave8,228 in the US (2017)
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Leonardobrave lion; from Germanic elements4,113 in the US (2017)
- Everettbrave as a wild boar3,814 in the US (2017)
- Tristanbold, sorrowful; from Pictish origin3,333 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a lion
Like Lenny, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Lenny
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