Lennox: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “elm grove”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- LEN-uks · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (28% girls, 72% boys since 1880)
From a Scottish surname derived from the district name Lennox, from Gaelic leamhnachd, referring to a place of elms. As a first name it is transferred from the surname.
How popular is Lennox?
Babies named Lennox in 20241,732
2024 rank#264 boys
Peak year2022
Total US babies since 188018,172
Lennox is rising: use over the last five years is 4.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Lennox
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Lenoxelm grove · Scottish Gaelic
- Finleyfair-haired hero · Scottish Gaelic
- Blairplain; field · Scottish Gaelic
- Lesliegarden of holly · Scottish Gaelic
- Monroemouth of the Roe River · Scottish Gaelic
- Campbellcrooked mouth · Scottish Gaelic
- Finnleyfair-haired hero · Scottish Gaelic
- Mckinleyson of Fionnlaoch · Scottish Gaelic
Lennox questions
What does the name Lennox mean?
Lennox means "elm grove". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. From a Scottish surname derived from the district name Lennox, from Gaelic leamhnachd, referring to a place of elms. As a first name it is transferred from the surname.
Is Lennox a boy or girl name?
Lennox is used for both: about 28% of US babies named Lennox since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Lennox?
1,732 US babies were named Lennox in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.
How do you pronounce Lennox?
Lennox is usually pronounced LEN-uks.
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.