Baby name
REVIVING
🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Lenny
/LEN · ee/
Meaning
“Lion-bold”
Diminutive of Leonard or Glenn, from Germanic 'leo' meaning lion; carried cultural weight via Lenny Bruce and Lenny Kravitz.
Nicknames
len
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Friendly and retro; cycling back as vintage nickname-names gain popularity.
The cultural moment.
Reviving in the US and UK since around 2018 as part of the broader retro nickname trend.