Boy
Lenny
As a boy's name, Lenny is understood to mean "brave lion". It settled in after its 1960s peak and has held its ground ever since. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.
EtymologyDiminutive of Leonard
EtymologyMeaning "brave lion"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
13
1920s
41
1930s
111
1940s
559
1950s
1,051
1960s
1,558
1970s
1,243
1980s
676
1990s
551
2000s
898
2010s
1,067
Peaked in the 1960s · 7,768 total U.S. births since 1900