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Lennie

Lennie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“brave lion”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
LEN-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (62% girls, 38% boys since 1880)

Diminutive of Leonard or sometimes Lennox/Len-related names. As a Leonard nickname, it comes from Germanic elements meaning 'lion' and 'brave, hardy'.

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How popular is Lennie?

202417.1 per million US babies
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Babies named Lennie in 202457

2024 rank#3,113 girls

Peak year1891

Total US babies since 18807,648

Lennie is rising: use over the last five years is 4.4× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Lennie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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  • Emryhome ruler · Germanic
  • Robbiebright fame · Germanic
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  • Rickipowerful ruler · Germanic

Lennie questions

What does the name Lennie mean?

Lennie means "brave lion". It comes from Germanic. Diminutive of Leonard or sometimes Lennox/Len-related names. As a Leonard nickname, it comes from Germanic elements meaning 'lion' and 'brave, hardy'.

Is Lennie a boy or girl name?

Lennie is used for both: about 62% of US babies named Lennie since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Lennie?

57 US babies were named Lennie in 2024. Its peak year was 1891.

How do you pronounce Lennie?

Lennie is usually pronounced LEN-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.