Given name & surname
Lennon
“daughter of love”·“son of love”
Lennon is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “daughter of love” (English) and “son of love” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “daughter of love” (English) and “son of love” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lennon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20,579
- 8,003 boys · 12,576 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,730 babies
- 2025
- 1,729
- #214 for girls · #808 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +42%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 26% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,421 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 214 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 66.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 308 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Pennsylvania and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (74 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,125 as a first name in 2020; 10,267 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lennon’s family of names
Lennon has a related form in Lenin. Lennon has a related form in Lennin. Lennon has a related form in Lenon.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Lennon
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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