Given name & surname
Lenox
“one who owns many elm trees”
Lenox is a variant of Lennox. One Scottish interpretation is “one who owns many elm trees.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lenox is a variant of Lennox. One Scottish interpretation is “one who owns many elm trees.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lenox is a variant of Lennox. An origin associated with Lennox is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lenox through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,598
- 2,104 boys · 494 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 207 babies
- 2025
- 160
- #1,356 for boys · #5,835 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 80% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 139 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,356 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 20.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 21 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Georgia had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,516 as a first name in 2020; 2,674 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.
Lenox’s family of names
Lenox has a related form in Lennox. In Greek usage, Lenox as a surname is a transliteration of Λένοξ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
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 Lenox
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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