Lennon
Lennon is a unisex given name: about 60% of people named Lennon are men and 40% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 60% male / 40% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 5,127 male / 3,365 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Lennon
To address Lennon when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lennon," in English, "Guten Tag Lennon," in German. About 60% of people named Lennon are men and 40% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Lennon,
German
Guten Tag Lennon,
French
Bonjour Lennon,
Spanish
Estimado/a Lennon:
Chinese
Lennon您好：
Japanese
Lennon様
English
Hi Lennon,
German
Hi Lennon,
French
Salut Lennon,
Spanish
Hola Lennon,
Chinese
Lennon你好：
Japanese
Lennonさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | unisex name | 60% |
United States birth data
5,127 male · 3,365 female · 8,492 births recorded
Since 1980: 57% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lennon a male or female name?
Lennon is a unisex given name: about 60% of people named Lennon are men and 40% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Lennon in an email?
To address Lennon when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lennon," in English, "Guten Tag Lennon," in German. About 60% of people named Lennon are men and 40% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Lennon a unisex name?
Lennon is a unisex name: 60% of people named Lennon are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Lennon a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lennon (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lennon,
title = {Is Lennon a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lennon},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}