Lenard is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Lenard means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Lenard across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Lenard has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Lenard is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “brave lion”. A variant spelling of Leonard.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,004 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 53 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Lenard per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1925 (204/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2024 (7/yr).
Lenard has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1925, when it ranked #890 nationally (given to 204 babies that year).
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