Leon
Last seen for girls in 2022 at #12,243 · #138 for boys in 2025, 2,583 births
Given to boys 99.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1926 · 2,647 births
- Debut · boys
- 118 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 57 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 182,638since 1880
Leon over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #138 | 2,583 | |
| 2024 | — | #141 | 2,572 | |
| 2023 | — | #148 | 2,459 | |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #158 | 2,374 |
| 2021 | — | #177 | 2,198 | |
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | #196 | 1,924 |
| 2019 | — | #208 | 1,866 | |
| 2018 | — | #238 | 1,605 | |
| 2017 | — | #244 | 1,518 | |
| 2016 | — | #277 | 1,313 | |
| 2015 | — | #314 | 1,140 | |
| 2014 | — | #321 | 1,081 | |
| 2013 | — | #324 | 1,021 | |
| 2012 | — | #356 | 859 | |
| 2011 | — | #406 | 696 | |
| 2010 | — | #417 | 669 | |
| 2009 | — | #445 | 628 | |
| 2008 | — | #499 | 549 | |
| 2007 | — | #488 | 543 | |
| 2006 | — | #502 | 517 | |
| 2005 | — | #524 | 470 | |
| 2004 | — | #520 | 462 | |
| 2003 | — | #497 | 495 | |
| 2002 | — | #487 | 472 | |
| 2001 | — | #490 | 469 | |
| 2000 | — | #499 | 457 | |
| 1999 | — | #480 | 463 | |
| 1998 | — | #476 | 460 | |
| 1997 | — | #489 | 436 | |
| 1996 | — | #458 | 473 | |
| 1995 | — | #452 | 503 | |
| 1994 | — | #421 | 544 | |
| 1993 | — | #425 | 531 | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #388 | 591 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #391 | 581 |
| 1990 | — | #390 | 594 | |
| 1989 | — | #351 | 647 | |
| 1988 | — | #320 | 675 | |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #318 | 662 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #299 | 688 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #283 | 727 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #262 | 797 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #263 | 784 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #252 | 874 |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | #252 | 869 |
| 1980 | #4,978 | 14 | #248 | 904 |
| 1979 | #4,626 | 15 | #242 | 907 |
| 1978 | #5,214 | 12 | #228 | 924 |
| 1977 | #5,213 | 12 | #228 | 948 |
| 1976 | #3,963 | 16 | #221 | 924 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #233 | 884 |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | #218 | 973 |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #217 | 1,008 |
| 1972 | #3,714 | 16 | #218 | 1,024 |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | #227 | 1,040 |
| 1970 | #5,061 | 10 | #207 | 1,222 |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | #213 | 1,151 |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | #196 | 1,197 |
| 1967 | #4,625 | 9 | #195 | 1,198 |
| 1966 | #3,558 | 13 | #187 | 1,308 |
| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 | #199 | 1,263 |
| 1964 | #3,244 | 16 | #190 | 1,482 |
| 1963 | #3,336 | 15 | #201 | 1,477 |
| 1962 | #3,293 | 15 | #196 | 1,542 |
| 1961 | #3,060 | 17 | #194 | 1,558 |
| 1960 | #2,820 | 19 | #189 | 1,647 |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 | #176 | 1,748 |
| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 | #163 | 1,932 |
| 1957 | #2,823 | 17 | #166 | 1,888 |
| 1956 | #3,321 | 13 | #153 | 2,043 |
| 1955 | #2,725 | 17 | #143 | 2,141 |
| 1954 | #3,325 | 12 | #140 | 2,146 |
| 1953 | #3,269 | 12 | #137 | 2,273 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #124 | 2,377 |
| 1951 | #2,810 | 14 | #122 | 2,366 |
| 1950 | #2,781 | 14 | #119 | 2,427 |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | #121 | 2,425 |
| 1948 | #2,828 | 13 | #119 | 2,384 |
| 1947 | #2,354 | 18 | #117 | 2,487 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #113 | 2,339 |
| 1945 | #2,742 | 11 | #111 | 2,098 |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | #108 | 2,151 |
| 1943 | #2,861 | 11 | #103 | 2,451 |
| 1942 | #2,817 | 11 | #93 | 2,550 |
| 1941 | #2,272 | 14 | #93 | 2,375 |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | #89 | 2,318 |
| 1939 | #2,300 | 13 | #86 | 2,327 |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 | #85 | 2,355 |
| 1937 | #1,630 | 22 | #85 | 2,325 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #82 | 2,282 |
| 1935 | #2,305 | 13 | #86 | 2,282 |
| 1934 | #1,771 | 19 | #87 | 2,306 |
| 1933 | #1,970 | 16 | #85 | 2,187 |
| 1932 | #1,421 | 28 | #83 | 2,295 |
| 1931 | #1,421 | 27 | #84 | 2,245 |
| 1930 | #1,661 | 23 | #81 | 2,401 |
| 1929 | #1,766 | 21 | #81 | 2,336 |
| 1928 | #1,589 | 26 | #81 | 2,460 |
| 1927 | #1,303 | 37 | #78 | 2,602 |
| 1926 | #1,514 | 29 | #73 | 2,647 |
| 1925 | #1,609 | 27 | #76 | 2,636 |
| 1924 | #1,328 | 37 | #76 | 2,677 |
| 1923 | #1,283 | 37 | #77 | 2,528 |
| 1922 | #1,464 | 31 | #77 | 2,521 |
| 1921 | #1,625 | 27 | #74 | 2,616 |
| 1920 | #1,171 | 42 | #75 | 2,554 |
| 1919 | #1,325 | 34 | #80 | 2,250 |
| 1918 | #1,411 | 30 | #77 | 2,442 |
| 1917 | #1,377 | 29 | #82 | 2,102 |
| 1916 | #1,408 | 27 | #85 | 1,954 |
| 1915 | #1,258 | 31 | #82 | 1,977 |
| 1914 | #1,603 | 17 | #85 | 1,414 |
| 1913 | #1,465 | 16 | #81 | 1,160 |
| 1912 | #1,844 | 10 | #79 | 1,006 |
| 1911 | #1,171 | 15 | #77 | 540 |
| 1910 | #1,069 | 17 | #81 | 435 |
| 1909 | #1,369 | 10 | #80 | 377 |
| 1908 | #1,044 | 15 | #84 | 327 |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | #80 | 324 |
| 1906 | #1,101 | 12 | #87 | 263 |
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 | #87 | 274 |
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 | #90 | 241 |
| 1903 | — | #76 | 287 | |
| 1902 | #1,075 | 11 | #86 | 248 |
| 1901 | — | #87 | 208 | |
| 1900 | #1,231 | 10 | #85 | 310 |
| 1899 | — | #93 | 188 | |
| 1898 | #1,171 | 9 | #83 | 251 |
| 1897 | #1,167 | 8 | #81 | 229 |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | #86 | 235 |
| 1895 | — | #87 | 219 | |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | #84 | 236 |
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | #88 | 211 |
| 1892 | #1,171 | 7 | #100 | 187 |
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 | #104 | 150 |
| 1890 | — | #86 | 197 | |
| 1889 | — | #94 | 184 | |
| 1888 | — | #90 | 196 | |
| 1887 | — | #99 | 147 | |
| 1886 | — | #109 | 142 | |
| 1885 | — | #99 | 146 | |
| 1884 | — | #102 | 150 | |
| 1883 | — | #97 | 140 | |
| 1882 | — | #114 | 131 | |
| 1881 | — | #104 | 121 | |
| 1880 | — | #114 | 118 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Leon was already there! It came in at #114, and was given to 118 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 160 boys a year got the name.
Where Leon is popular in 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Alaska#116 · 1 in 337
- Washington#139 · 1 in 564
- Montana#145 · 1 in 403
- New York#153 · 1 in 712
- California#183 · 1 in 823
Best ever in a state: #27 in District of Columbia, 1928.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #116 | 9 | 1 in 337 |
| Washington | #139 | 63 | 1 in 564 |
| Montana | #145 | 9 | 1 in 403 |
| New York | #153 | 137 | 1 in 712 |
| California | #183 | 262 | 1 in 823 |
| New Mexico | #186 | 12 | 1 in 675 |
| Minnesota | #195 | 34 | 1 in 796 |
| Rhode Island | #196 | 5 | 1 in 710 |
| Oregon | #198 | 23 | 1 in 756 |
| North Dakota | #210 | 6 | 1 in 675 |
| New Hampshire | #217 | 5 | 1 in 860 |
| Colorado | #222 | 31 | 1 in 853 |
| Pennsylvania | #224 | 55 | 1 in 1,058 |
| Kentucky | #228 | 25 | 1 in 865 |
| Hawaii | #229 | 6 | 1 in 706 |
| Ohio | #230 | 57 | 1 in 1,024 |
| Massachusetts | #244 | 24 | 1 in 1,201 |
| Maryland | #246 | 24 | 1 in 1,104 |
| New Jersey | #246 | 35 | 1 in 1,167 |
| Wisconsin | #248 | 25 | 1 in 1,040 |
| Utah | #250 | 21 | 1 in 968 |
| Florida | #251 | 79 | 1 in 1,224 |
| Illinois | #269 | 50 | 1 in 1,239 |
| Louisiana | #269 | 22 | 1 in 1,084 |
| Michigan | #272 | 36 | 1 in 1,290 |
| Nevada | #273 | 12 | 1 in 1,093 |
| Arkansas | #277 | 12 | 1 in 1,143 |
| Texas | #277 | 140 | 1 in 1,258 |
| Connecticut | #278 | 10 | 1 in 1,405 |
| Alabama | #285 | 18 | 1 in 1,271 |
| Iowa | #294 | 13 | 1 in 1,143 |
| Georgia | #297 | 38 | 1 in 1,413 |
| Virginia | #301 | 28 | 1 in 1,455 |
| North Carolina | #307 | 36 | 1 in 1,426 |
| Oklahoma | #308 | 16 | 1 in 1,209 |
| Indiana | #315 | 24 | 1 in 1,435 |
| Arizona | #322 | 25 | 1 in 1,385 |
| Kansas | #329 | 11 | 1 in 1,368 |
| South Carolina | #337 | 13 | 1 in 1,615 |
| Mississippi | #338 | 9 | 1 in 1,482 |
| Missouri | #367 | 17 | 1 in 1,800 |
| Nebraska | #440 | 5 | 1 in 1,953 |
| Tennessee | #460 | 14 | 1 in 2,591 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Leon
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 3 spots since 2024 (#141 → #138)
- 58 spots since 2020 (#196 → #138)
- 176 spots since 2015 (#314 → #138)
- Biggest jump: 54 spots in 2009 (#499 → #445)
- Biggest drop: 39 spots in 1990 (#351 → #390)
Rise & fade · boys
46 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1926 at #73 (2,647 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 39 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 57 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 57 yrs · run 1892–1942
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 415
- Highest: 1 in 415 boys born in 1918 were named Leon (0.24%)
- Latest: 1 in 661 boys born in 2025 (0.15%)
- Its best rank, #73 in 1926, was only 1 in 420 (0.24%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 14.0% of all boys named Leon (25,577) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,475 | #90 (1888) | #102 |
| 1890s | 2,103 | #81 (1897) | #89 |
| 1900s | 2,859 | #76 (1903) | #84 |
| 1910s | 15,280 | #77 (1918) | #81 |
| 1920s | 25,577 | #73 (1926) | #77 |
| 1930s | 23,005 | #81 (1930) | #84 |
| 1940s | 23,578 | #89 (1940) | #107 |
| 1950s | 21,341 | #119 (1950) | #144 |
| 1960s | 13,823 | #187 (1966) | #196 |
| 1970s | 9,854 | #207 (1970) | #224 |
| 1980s | 7,627 | #248 (1980) | #285 |
| 1990s | 5,176 | #388 (1992) | #437 |
| 2000s | 5,062 | #445 (2009) | #495 |
| 2010s | 11,768 | #208 (2019) | #311 |
| 2020s | 14,110 | #138 (2025) | #160 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Leon in 2017
boys
#244
1,518 births · 1 in 1,219 boys
Top boys' names in 2017
More about 2017
boys
1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 1,219 of them was named Leon, which outranked 98.3% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Leon
Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.