Leona
#429 for girls in 2025, 723 births · Last seen for boys in 1942 at #2,145
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1905 · 1,082 births
- Debut · girls
- 137 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 27 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 113,330since 1880
Leona over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #429 | 723 | — | |
| 2024 | #487 | 629 | — | |
| 2023 | #520 | 586 | — | |
| 2022 | #531 | 585 | — | |
| 2021 | #515 | 600 | — | |
| 2020 | #483 | 634 | — | |
| 2019 | #510 | 616 | — | |
| 2018 | #508 | 611 | — | |
| 2017 | #547 | 565 | — | |
| 2016 | #595 | 507 | — | |
| 2015 | #680 | 419 | — | |
| 2014 | #739 | 379 | — | |
| 2013 | #730 | 374 | — | |
| 2012 | #910 | 287 | — | |
| 2011 | #918 | 283 | — | |
| 2010 | #988 | 256 | — | |
| 2009 | #969 | 274 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,097 | 237 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,517 | 152 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,522 | 144 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,500 | 139 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,498 | 134 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,802 | 104 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,732 | 105 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,922 | 90 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,632 | 108 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,770 | 90 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,867 | 82 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,585 | 101 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,669 | 91 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,640 | 90 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,905 | 74 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,679 | 89 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,548 | 100 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,407 | 114 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,493 | 104 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,157 | 142 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,314 | 110 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,172 | 125 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,122 | 129 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,077 | 135 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,120 | 123 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,080 | 128 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,019 | 144 | — | |
| 1981 | #964 | 152 | — | |
| 1980 | #902 | 167 | — | |
| 1979 | #854 | 182 | — | |
| 1978 | #811 | 184 | — | |
| 1977 | #862 | 170 | — | |
| 1976 | #861 | 158 | — | |
| 1975 | #748 | 191 | — | |
| 1974 | #749 | 189 | — | |
| 1973 | #679 | 220 | — | |
| 1972 | #661 | 227 | — | |
| 1971 | #698 | 218 | — | |
| 1970 | #609 | 285 | — | |
| 1969 | #596 | 277 | — | |
| 1968 | #579 | 275 | — | |
| 1967 | #540 | 303 | — | |
| 1966 | #529 | 317 | — | |
| 1965 | #508 | 348 | — | |
| 1964 | #480 | 405 | — | |
| 1963 | #449 | 462 | — | |
| 1962 | #472 | 419 | — | |
| 1961 | #471 | 428 | — | |
| 1960 | #455 | 461 | — | |
| 1959 | #439 | 482 | — | |
| 1958 | #401 | 530 | — | |
| 1957 | #418 | 497 | — | |
| 1956 | #394 | 521 | — | |
| 1955 | #388 | 508 | — | |
| 1954 | #364 | 568 | — | |
| 1953 | #344 | 583 | — | |
| 1952 | #337 | 602 | — | |
| 1951 | #302 | 669 | — | |
| 1950 | #298 | 681 | — | |
| 1949 | #283 | 738 | — | |
| 1948 | #276 | 776 | — | |
| 1947 | #268 | 814 | — | |
| 1946 | #245 | 819 | — | |
| 1945 | #227 | 843 | — | |
| 1944 | #221 | 896 | — | |
| 1943 | #199 | 1,061 | — | |
| 1942 | #194 | 1,055 | #2,145 | 12 |
| 1941 | #189 | 998 | — | |
| 1940 | #183 | 1,028 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1939 | #177 | 1,075 | — | |
| 1938 | #173 | 1,164 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #173 | 1,173 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #161 | 1,235 | #2,452 | 9 |
| 1935 | #155 | 1,308 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #139 | 1,472 | #2,393 | 10 |
| 1933 | #139 | 1,461 | — | |
| 1932 | #134 | 1,670 | #2,638 | 9 |
| 1931 | #133 | 1,743 | #2,471 | 10 |
| 1930 | #130 | 1,872 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #122 | 2,020 | #2,766 | 9 |
| 1928 | #122 | 2,085 | #2,387 | 12 |
| 1927 | #121 | 2,243 | #2,298 | 13 |
| 1926 | #112 | 2,429 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #108 | 2,515 | #2,588 | 11 |
| 1924 | #103 | 2,794 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #100 | 2,744 | #3,175 | 8 |
| 1922 | #101 | 2,825 | #2,801 | 10 |
| 1921 | #92 | 3,210 | #3,214 | 8 |
| 1920 | #89 | 3,166 | #2,052 | 16 |
| 1919 | #90 | 3,033 | #3,391 | 7 |
| 1918 | #79 | 3,335 | #2,543 | 11 |
| 1917 | #80 | 3,115 | #3,545 | 6 |
| 1916 | #75 | 3,086 | #1,771 | 17 |
| 1915 | #74 | 2,972 | — | |
| 1914 | #79 | 2,174 | — | |
| 1913 | #74 | 1,911 | #1,803 | 10 |
| 1912 | #76 | 1,650 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1911 | #76 | 1,329 | — | |
| 1910 | #79 | 1,220 | #859 | 13 |
| 1909 | #72 | 1,167 | — | |
| 1908 | #73 | 1,118 | #1,021 | 8 |
| 1907 | #72 | 1,106 | — | |
| 1906 | #72 | 1,017 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1905 | #69 | 1,082 | — | |
| 1904 | #69 | 998 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1903 | #76 | 881 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1902 | #76 | 875 | — | |
| 1901 | #78 | 779 | #858 | 7 |
| 1900 | #85 | 825 | — | |
| 1899 | #84 | 665 | — | |
| 1898 | #90 | 665 | — | |
| 1897 | #88 | 619 | — | |
| 1896 | #94 | 556 | — | |
| 1895 | #102 | 520 | — | |
| 1894 | #104 | 471 | — | |
| 1893 | #102 | 463 | — | |
| 1892 | #104 | 440 | — | |
| 1891 | #113 | 352 | — | |
| 1890 | #120 | 332 | — | |
| 1889 | #109 | 348 | — | |
| 1888 | #118 | 311 | — | |
| 1887 | #130 | 208 | — | |
| 1886 | #125 | 227 | — | |
| 1885 | #115 | 231 | — | |
| 1884 | #121 | 210 | — | |
| 1883 | #119 | 178 | — | |
| 1882 | #124 | 163 | — | |
| 1881 | #121 | 138 | — | |
| 1880 | #119 | 137 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Leona was already there! It came in at #119, and was given to 137 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1992–2003, when fewer than 110 girls a year got the name.
Where Leona is popular in 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#41 · 1 in 147
- North Dakota#48 · 1 in 150
- Vermont#48 · 1 in 156
- Nebraska#49 · 1 in 202
- Minnesota#53 · 1 in 203
Best ever in a state: #18 in Wisconsin, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #41 | 40 | 1 in 147 |
| North Dakota | #48 | 42 | 1 in 150 |
| Vermont | #48 | 16 | 1 in 156 |
| Nebraska | #49 | 56 | 1 in 202 |
| Minnesota | #53 | 107 | 1 in 203 |
| Kansas | #57 | 64 | 1 in 239 |
| Iowa | #58 | 86 | 1 in 231 |
| Idaho | #67 | 15 | 1 in 234 |
| Montana | #67 | 17 | 1 in 222 |
| Wisconsin | #74 | 85 | 1 in 279 |
| Oklahoma | #75 | 78 | 1 in 321 |
| Oregon | #75 | 21 | 1 in 268 |
| Colorado | #77 | 30 | 1 in 277 |
| Michigan | #77 | 137 | 1 in 299 |
| Illinois | #78 | 179 | 1 in 333 |
| Indiana | #78 | 71 | 1 in 368 |
| West Virginia | #80 | 62 | 1 in 322 |
| Louisiana | #83 | 78 | 1 in 305 |
| Wyoming | #87 | 5 | 1 in 303 |
| Maine | #91 | 19 | 1 in 342 |
| Pennsylvania | #91 | 211 | 1 in 434 |
| Missouri | #101 | 74 | 1 in 409 |
| Ohio | #104 | 109 | 1 in 498 |
| Utah | #113 | 11 | 1 in 439 |
| District of Columbia | #115 | 6 | 1 in 577 |
| Maryland | #118 | 23 | 1 in 589 |
| New Hampshire | #118 | 6 | 1 in 546 |
| Washington | #124 | 16 | 1 in 597 |
| Arkansas | #126 | 41 | 1 in 503 |
| New York | #133 | 158 | 1 in 624 |
| Connecticut | #134 | 19 | 1 in 640 |
| Texas | #137 | 99 | 1 in 604 |
| California | #140 | 55 | 1 in 657 |
| Massachusetts | #143 | 39 | 1 in 890 |
| New Mexico | #150 | 8 | 1 in 494 |
| New Jersey | #152 | 33 | 1 in 924 |
| Rhode Island | #152 | 6 | 1 in 907 |
| Virginia | #152 | 32 | 1 in 814 |
| Florida | #153 | 26 | 1 in 644 |
| Alabama | #156 | 42 | 1 in 774 |
| Kentucky | #156 | 40 | 1 in 713 |
| North Carolina | #157 | 46 | 1 in 835 |
| Mississippi | #158 | 35 | 1 in 678 |
| South Carolina | #166 | 24 | 1 in 914 |
| Georgia | #190 | 29 | 1 in 1,094 |
| Tennessee | #198 | 23 | 1 in 1,181 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Leona
- 58 spots since 2024 (#487 → #429)
- 54 spots since 2020 (#483 → #429)
- 251 spots since 2015 (#680 → #429)
- Biggest jump: 180 spots in 2013 (#910 → #730)
- Biggest drop: 113 spots in 1976 (#748 → #861)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1905 at #69 (1,082 births)
- Births halved by 1955, 50 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 27 yrs · run 1896–1921
- Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1880–1981
- Highest: 1 in 270 girls born in 1905 were named Leona (0.37%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,223 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 23.0% of all girls named Leona (26,031) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,151 | #109 (1889) | #120 |
| 1890s | 5,083 | #84 (1899) | #100 |
| 1900s | 9,848 | #69 (1905) | #74 |
| 1910s | 23,825 | #74 (1915) | #78 |
| 1920s | 26,031 | #89 (1920) | #107 |
| 1930s | 14,173 | #130 (1930) | #151 |
| 1940s | 9,028 | #183 (1940) | #229 |
| 1950s | 5,641 | #298 (1950) | #369 |
| 1960s | 3,695 | #449 (1963) | #508 |
| 1970s | 2,024 | #609 (1970) | #753 |
| 1980s | 1,355 | #902 (1980) | #1,093 |
| 1990s | 935 | #1,407 (1991) | #1,656 |
| 2000s | 1,487 | #969 (2009) | #1,519 |
| 2010s | 4,297 | #508 (2018) | #713 |
| 2020s | 3,757 | #429 (2025) | #494 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Leona in 1926
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 488 of them was named Leona, which outranked 98.0% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 138,813 of them was named Leona, which outranked 35.1% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,904Wirt9
- #2,904York9
- #2,904Zygmunt9
- #3,139Leona8
- #3,139Adolphe8
- #3,139Alen8
- #3,139Algird8
- #3,385Abelino7
- #3,385Ad7
- #3,385Adalbert7
Tied with 245 names at #3,139; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.