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Lenoard

LEH-nuhrd /lɛnərd/

At a glance

In short
Lenoard is a male name of Germanic and Old English origins, meaning "lion-strong." It has regal and courageous associations.
U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 1983 (#6,238)
Babies in 1983
5 (<0.01% of boys)
Peak
#1,731 in 1929
First recorded
1912

Meaning of Lenoard

Lenoard is a male name with origins in Germanic and Old English. The name is derived from the elements "leon" meaning "lion" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "strong." Lenoard is a variation of the name Leonard, which has been used for centuries. It has associations with strength and courage, as well as regality due to its lion-inspired meaning. In terms of popularity, Lenoard was most commonly given to newborns in the United States in the mid-20th century, peaking in the 1950s. However, it has become less common in recent years. The pronunciation of Lenoard is the same in both British English and American English, pronounced as LEH-nuhrd (/lɛnərd/).

How to pronounce Lenoard

English

Popularity of Lenoard in the U.S.

Lenoard was last recorded in the U.S. in 1983, ranked #6,238 with 5 babies. It peaked at #1,731 in 1929. It first appears in the records in 1912.

Bar and line chart: Lenoard in the U.S., 1912–1983. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 19 in 1929 and 5 in 1983. Line: rank among boy names, peak #1,731 in 1929, #6,238 in 1983.
  • Boys named Lenoard (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1912–1983. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1912⁠–⁠1983 62 rows
Lenoard: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
198356,238▲ 148
198256,386back (not recorded in 1972–1981)
197164,375▼ 854
197083,521▲ 74
196973,595▼ 1,019
1968112,576▲ 983
196763,559▲ 389
196653,948▼ 18
196553,930▼ 880
196483,050▼ 850
1963142,200▲ 1,105
196273,305▲ 51
196173,356▼ 1,041
1960132,315▲ 99
1959122,414▲ 228
1958102,642▼ 452
1957142,190▲ 608
195692,798▼ 1,007
1955191,791▲ 165
1954161,956▲ 575
1953102,531▼ 280
1952122,251▼ 196
1951142,055▼ 36
1950142,019▲ 206
1949122,225▼ 344
1948161,881▲ 288
1947132,169▲ 102
1946112,271▲ 725
194562,996▼ 687
1944102,309▼ 399
1943151,910▲ 802
194282,712▼ 379
1941102,333▼ 154
1940112,179▲ 270
193992,449▼ 123
1938102,326▼ 413
1937141,913▲ 388
1936102,301▼ 464
1935151,837▲ 23
1934151,860▲ 1,144
193373,004▼ 903
1932132,101▼ 174
1931151,927▲ 366
1930122,293▼ 562
1929191,731▲ 791
1928112,522▼ 329
1927142,193▼ 282
1926171,911▲ 2,286
192554,197▼ 1,174
192493,023▼ 73
192392,950▼ 320
1922112,630▼ 571
1921162,059▲ 277
1920132,336▼ 184
1919142,152▲ 547
1918102,699▼ 884
1917171,815▲ 915
191692,730▲ 352
191573,082▼ 625
191482,457▲ 364
191352,821▼ 776
191272,045new