Lenox
Lenox is a unisex given name: about 80% of people named Lenox are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 80% male / 20% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 910 male / 226 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Lenox
To address Lenox when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lenox," in English, "Guten Tag Lenox," in German. About 80% of people named Lenox are men and 20% 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 Lenox,
German
Guten Tag Lenox,
French
Bonjour Lenox,
Spanish
Estimado/a Lenox:
Chinese
Lenox您好:
Japanese
Lenox様
English
Hi Lenox,
German
Hi Lenox,
French
Salut Lenox,
Spanish
Hola Lenox,
Chinese
Lenox你好:
Japanese
Lenox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 | uncommon | man's name | 80% |
United States birth data
910 male · 226 female · 1,136 births recorded
Since 1980: 76% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lenox a male or female name?
Lenox is a unisex given name: about 80% of people named Lenox are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Lenox in an email?
To address Lenox when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lenox," in English, "Guten Tag Lenox," in German. About 80% of people named Lenox are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Lenox a unisex name?
Lenox is not a unisex name: 80% of people named Lenox are men. Lenox leans strongly male overall.
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 Lenox a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lenox (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lenox,
title = {Is Lenox a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lenox},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}