Lennox is a distinctive choice, ranked #2116 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Lennox in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2116
US Rank #688
About the Name Lennox
Lennox is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 74 places over five years. Its high point was #509 in 2014, and it now sits at #2116. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Lennox is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #688, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lennox
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Lennox per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lennox in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lennox has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 74 places in the last five years. Its peak was #509 in 2014. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Lennox is more popular in the US (#688) than in the UK (#2116). 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.
Lennox appears in the US top 500 at #263 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
13
UK babies named Lennox (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 74 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lennox
Likely around 1 other Lennox in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Lennox
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Robert Lennox is a Scottish former footballer who played for Celtic and was a member of their 1967 European Cup-winning team, known as the Lisbon Lions. Lennox earned ten international caps for Scotland.
Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, 1st Earl of Lennox, 6th Seigneur d'Aubigny of the Château d'Aubigny at Aubigny-sur-Nère in the ancient province of Berry, France, was a Catholic French nobleman of Scottish ancestry who, on his move to Scotland at the age of 37, became a favourite of the 13-year-old King James VI of Scotland (who was later also King James I of England). Esmé Stewart was the first cousin of James' father, Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley (son and heir apparent of Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox).
Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, born Lady Margaret Douglas, was the daughter of the Scottish queen dowager Margaret Tudor and her second husband Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and thus the granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and the half-sister of King James V. She was the grandmother of King James VI and I.
Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox, KG, 7th Seigneur d'Aubigny, lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was a Scottish nobleman and through his paternal lines was a second cousin of King James VI of Scotland and I of England. He was a patron of the playwright Ben Jonson who lived in his household for five years.
Charles Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox, was the fourth son of Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox and Lady Margaret Douglas, daughter of Margaret Tudor and granddaughter of King Henry VII of England. His brother was Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots.