Given name & surname
Leno
“a brave man”
Leno is a variant of Lenno. One Native American interpretation is “a brave man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Leno is a variant of Lenno. One Native American interpretation is “a brave man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Leno is a variant of Lenno. An origin associated with Lenno is Native American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leno through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 662
- 656 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,133 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,133 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 29 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 513 as a first name in 2020; 1,362 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.
Leno’s family of names
Leno has a related form in Lenno. In Greek usage, Leno as a surname is a transliteration of Λένο.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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