Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Lennon

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Cloak, Little cape
Gaelic
Irish

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Surname

Famous People

John Lennon

Celebrity Babies

Son of Patsy Kensit and Liam Gallagher

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #596, 451 births); most recent 2025 (rank #807, 308 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #214, 1,421 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20253081,421
20243201,311
20233451,257
20224121,318
20214011,278
20203691,078
2019346800
2018369728
2017381710
2016451654

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #153, 349 births); most recent 2025 (rank #272, 167 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #1102, 31 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1584, 19 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
202516719
202415417
202318225
202218016
202118531
202017516
201917612
201822412
201718813
20161959

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #1627, 19 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3272, 6 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20236
20226
202114
202014
201919
20186
201711
201610
201516
201411

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #197, 31 births); most recent 2025 (rank #255, 17 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #618, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoysGirls
202517–
2024125
2023253
202218–
202118–
202015–
201919–
201815–
201721–
201617–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #78, 92 births); most recent 2025 (rank #226, 18 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #798, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoysGirls
202518–
202410–
202313–
20227–
202111–
202016–
201915–
201823–
201713–
2016163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #182, 13 births); most recent 2024 (rank #339, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoysGirls
2025–3
20244–
20235–
20223–
20215–
20206–
20195–
20185–
20173–
20163–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #282, 14 births); most recent 2023 (rank #354, 9 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #58, 41 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
2023941
20221435
20211039
2020740
20191029
2018611
2017619
2016914
20151315
2014–7

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence