boy's name

Lenard

  • Origin Slovene
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 10,072

Lenard is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Lenard is a name of Slovene origin.
  • Peaked in 1925, when 204 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Lenard over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,945
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Lenard by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 100
1890s 118
1900s 213
1910s 952
1920s 1,945
1930s 1,420
1940s 1,224
1950s 1,206
1960s 938
1970s 663
1980s 542
1990s 319
2000s 186
2010s 133
2020s (to 2025) 45

How popular is Lenard?

In 2025, Lenard was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Lenard is used

Canada #2,932 5 in 2012
England & Wales #6,058 3 in 2025
United States #12,843 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Lenard

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lenard also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lenard over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lenard

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lenard — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lenard

How popular is the name Lenard?

In 2025, Lenard was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Lenard a girl's or a boy's name?

Lenard is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Lenard?

Lenard has 2 syllables.

When was Lenard most popular?

Lenard peaked in 1925, when 204 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Lenard a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lenard currently ranks #6,058 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.