Lennon is a distinctive choice, ranked #272 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Lennon in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#272
US Rank #808
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About the Name Lennon
Lennon is steadily gaining in popularity, up 30 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #153 in 2006, and it currently sits at #1743. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Lennon is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Lennon in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #237, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Lennon
Lennon Miller — Lennon Lee Miller is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Udinese and the Scotland national team.
Alfred Lennon — Alfred Lennon, also known as Freddie Lennon, was an English seaman and singer who was best known as the father of musician John Lennon.
Julia Lennon — Julia Lennon was the mother of English musician John Lennon, who was born during her marriage to Alfred Lennon.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lennon
Unlikely. With around 167 UK babies named Lennon per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lennon in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lennon has been fairly steady, ranked #272 in 2025 against #269 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #153 in 2006.
Lennon is more popular in the US (#237) than in the UK (#1743). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Lennon appears in the US top 500 at #237 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
167
UK babies named Lennon (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.4
In a school of 600
↓ 3 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lennon
Almost certainly the only Lennon in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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