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👍 Lenton
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How to Pronounce Lenton
Pronounced LEN-tun
🔊 Hear it /ˈlɛn.tən/ Medium ⧉ copy
Meaning: Lenton takes its name from the English town of Lenton in Nottinghamshire, whose name refers to a settlement, or tun, on the River Leen. Low ⧉ copy
In 30 seconds: Lenton borrows an English place name meaning settlement on the Leen, following the trend of turning towns and surnames into first names (said LEN-tun).
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Meaning Lenton takes its name from the English town of Lenton in Nottinghamshire, whose name refers to a settlement, or tun, on the River Leen.
U.S. rank (1994) #8378 ↘ Falling
1994 U.S. births 6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year 1922
Total births (all-time) ≈ 657
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Shop mom essentials Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data peak 1922 1913 1994 U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data .
History & Origin Lenton appears in records from 1913, reaching its peak around 1922 before a long, slow decline.
It never became common, staying at only a couple dozen boys a year at its best, and it faded out by 1994.
Did you know? Place names ending in -ton, meaning town or settlement, were a common source for American boys' names in the early twentieth century.
Overall data confidence 40%
References - Lenton — English place name, settlement on the River Leen, Nottinghamshire
Variations Lennon Linton Denton
Nicknames Len
Famous Bearers Famous bearers coming soon. If you like Lenton… Sanford — another -ton/-ford place-name-turned-boy's-name Garvin — a like uncommon surname name from the period Elbert — another early-1900s English surname-derived name Lelon — a fellow English choice Laymon — a similarly popular pick Frequently Asked What does the name Lenton mean? Lenton comes from an English place name meaning a settlement on the River Leen.
How do you pronounce Lenton? It's said LEN-tun /ˈlɛn.tən/, two syllables with stress on the first.
Is Lenton a boy or girl name? Lenton is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Lenton? It has always been uncommon, reaching its small best in the early nineteen-twenties before fading through the rest of the century.
