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Lenny

Lenny ranks #342 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 6 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #166 among boy dog names.
Lenny's popularity trend

Lenny's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2014.

0.02%0.04%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
6
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#342
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−469
2014 → 2019
Gender split
89% male
11% female89% male

Gender split comes from 44 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Lenny mean?
/ˈlɛni/2 syllables

Lenny is a friendly short form of Leonard, a name built from Old High German elements meaning "lion" and "brave" or "hardy" — together read as something like "brave as a lion."

Lenny has an easygoing, low-key charm, more everyday buddy than formal name. It fits a pet with a relaxed, good-natured personality and just enough spirit to back up that lion heritage.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Lenny shows up

Cats named Lenny per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.02%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.25%

Cat names like Lenny

BennyMannyJohnnyKennySonnyDannyDennyVinnyLenaLentilPennySunny

Lenny means, by theme

Lion, wolf & bear