LennoxName meaning, origin and popularity
Lennox is a boy’s name of Scottish origin. Its traditional meaning is “elm grove”.
Lennox at a glance
- Meaning
- elm grove
- Origin
- Scottish
- Gender
- Boy
- Letters
- 6
- First letter
- L
- NSW rank 2025
- #81 for boys
How popular is Lennox in Australia?
In 2025, Lennox was number 81 in the NSW top 100 for boys, with 102 babies registered. In 2024 it was number 69. Its highest rank for boys was number 69 in 2024, and it has been in the top 100 in 6 of the 74 years since 1952.
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank (boys) | – | – | – | – | – | #69 | #81 |
“–” means the name was outside the top 100 that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Popular Baby Names 1952 to 2025 (Data.NSW, data as at 26 March 2026). The list covers the top 100 names for each sex per year in NSW only. See popular baby names for the full 2025 top 20.
Names similar to Lennox
Other Scottish names for boys (including unisex names):
- LoganScottish
- MackenzieScottish
- MalcolmScottish
- MurrayScottish
- RossScottish
- SkyeScottish
- StruanScottish
- AlistairScottish
- AngusScottish
- BlairScottish
- CallumScottish
- CameronScottish
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