Lenox: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “elm grove”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- LEN-uks · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (81% of all uses)
Lenox is a variant of Lennox, from a Scottish place name ultimately derived from Gaelic elements for elm and field. As a first name it reflects surname-style use.
How popular is Lenox?
Babies named Lenox in 2024130
2024 rank#1,556 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18802,434
Lenox is rising: use over the last five years is 2.9× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Lenox
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Lenox questions
What does the name Lenox mean?
Lenox means "elm grove". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Lenox is a variant of Lennox, from a Scottish place name ultimately derived from Gaelic elements for elm and field. As a first name it reflects surname-style use.
Is Lenox a boy or girl name?
Lenox is mainly a boy's name in US records (81% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Lenox?
130 US babies were named Lenox in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Lenox?
Lenox 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.