Leonard
Last seen for girls in 1989 at #9,681 · #637 for boys in 2025, 438 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1923 · 5,486 births
- Debut · boys
- 200 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 78 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 294,334since 1880
Leonard over time
Rank among boys' 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 | — | #637 | 438 | |
| 2024 | — | #670 | 409 | |
| 2023 | — | #692 | 384 | |
| 2022 | — | #707 | 373 | |
| 2021 | — | #650 | 421 | |
| 2020 | — | #635 | 421 | |
| 2019 | — | #614 | 443 | |
| 2018 | — | #635 | 417 | |
| 2017 | — | #605 | 437 | |
| 2016 | — | #598 | 450 | |
| 2015 | — | #650 | 400 | |
| 2014 | — | #666 | 385 | |
| 2013 | — | #685 | 349 | |
| 2012 | — | #703 | 338 | |
| 2011 | — | #703 | 326 | |
| 2010 | — | #626 | 388 | |
| 2009 | — | #727 | 323 | |
| 2008 | — | #619 | 400 | |
| 2007 | — | #672 | 356 | |
| 2006 | — | #618 | 384 | |
| 2005 | — | #587 | 385 | |
| 2004 | — | #579 | 385 | |
| 2003 | — | #559 | 402 | |
| 2002 | — | #562 | 396 | |
| 2001 | — | #517 | 436 | |
| 2000 | — | #508 | 451 | |
| 1999 | — | #473 | 479 | |
| 1998 | — | #471 | 471 | |
| 1997 | — | #474 | 455 | |
| 1996 | — | #415 | 547 | |
| 1995 | — | #432 | 528 | |
| 1994 | — | #369 | 644 | |
| 1993 | — | #350 | 672 | |
| 1992 | — | #327 | 775 | |
| 1991 | — | #311 | 833 | |
| 1990 | — | #292 | 863 | |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #270 | 914 |
| 1988 | — | #258 | 908 | |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #242 | 968 |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #249 | 901 |
| 1985 | #5,678 | 12 | #243 | 955 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #217 | 1,054 |
| 1983 | #5,148 | 13 | #210 | 1,100 |
| 1982 | #5,911 | 11 | #205 | 1,199 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #208 | 1,191 |
| 1980 | #5,245 | 13 | #193 | 1,277 |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | #189 | 1,264 |
| 1978 | #6,385 | 9 | #178 | 1,313 |
| 1977 | #5,213 | 12 | #178 | 1,301 |
| 1976 | #3,678 | 18 | #177 | 1,311 |
| 1975 | #3,052 | 23 | #166 | 1,431 |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 | #164 | 1,468 |
| 1973 | #5,191 | 10 | #150 | 1,666 |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | #151 | 1,718 |
| 1971 | #3,373 | 19 | #146 | 2,035 |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #144 | 2,298 |
| 1969 | #3,619 | 15 | #133 | 2,263 |
| 1968 | #2,969 | 19 | #128 | 2,257 |
| 1967 | #2,706 | 21 | #125 | 2,414 |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | #125 | 2,457 |
| 1965 | #4,202 | 10 | #121 | 2,712 |
| 1964 | #3,879 | 12 | #115 | 3,069 |
| 1963 | #2,960 | 18 | #118 | 3,046 |
| 1962 | #2,814 | 19 | #117 | 3,155 |
| 1961 | #2,752 | 20 | #114 | 3,429 |
| 1960 | #2,820 | 19 | #113 | 3,639 |
| 1959 | #2,234 | 26 | #109 | 3,727 |
| 1958 | #3,085 | 15 | #102 | 4,021 |
| 1957 | #2,926 | 16 | #94 | 4,340 |
| 1956 | #2,530 | 20 | #89 | 4,371 |
| 1955 | #3,225 | 13 | #88 | 4,260 |
| 1954 | #2,889 | 15 | #85 | 4,482 |
| 1953 | #1,973 | 27 | #85 | 4,412 |
| 1952 | #2,806 | 15 | #83 | 4,619 |
| 1951 | #2,937 | 13 | #80 | 4,738 |
| 1950 | #2,253 | 19 | #77 | 4,581 |
| 1949 | #2,999 | 12 | #74 | 4,551 |
| 1948 | #2,255 | 19 | #71 | 4,781 |
| 1947 | #2,637 | 15 | #71 | 5,155 |
| 1946 | #2,392 | 16 | #67 | 4,704 |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | #57 | 4,125 |
| 1944 | #1,967 | 19 | #56 | 4,183 |
| 1943 | #2,447 | 14 | #55 | 4,617 |
| 1942 | #2,817 | 11 | #57 | 4,370 |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | #54 | 3,986 |
| 1940 | #1,442 | 28 | #54 | 3,817 |
| 1939 | #2,206 | 14 | #54 | 3,711 |
| 1938 | #1,547 | 24 | #57 | 3,670 |
| 1937 | #1,735 | 20 | #58 | 3,480 |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 | #54 | 3,716 |
| 1935 | #1,606 | 22 | #54 | 3,804 |
| 1934 | #2,187 | 14 | #53 | 3,836 |
| 1933 | #1,606 | 22 | #47 | 3,955 |
| 1932 | #1,877 | 18 | #48 | 4,101 |
| 1931 | #1,375 | 29 | #48 | 4,279 |
| 1930 | #1,371 | 31 | #45 | 4,662 |
| 1929 | #1,174 | 40 | #42 | 4,829 |
| 1928 | #1,179 | 42 | #42 | 5,131 |
| 1927 | #1,523 | 29 | #40 | 5,311 |
| 1926 | #1,198 | 41 | #38 | 5,402 |
| 1925 | #1,347 | 35 | #38 | 5,465 |
| 1924 | #1,643 | 27 | #38 | 5,601 |
| 1923 | #1,895 | 21 | #37 | 5,486 |
| 1922 | #1,646 | 26 | #38 | 5,407 |
| 1921 | #1,723 | 25 | #39 | 5,650 |
| 1920 | #1,407 | 32 | #38 | 5,511 |
| 1919 | #1,565 | 26 | #39 | 5,010 |
| 1918 | #1,411 | 30 | #41 | 4,980 |
| 1917 | #2,100 | 16 | #41 | 4,694 |
| 1916 | #1,805 | 19 | #42 | 4,328 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #44 | 3,993 |
| 1914 | #2,434 | 9 | #45 | 2,923 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | #46 | 2,276 |
| 1912 | #1,844 | 10 | #45 | 1,928 |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #46 | 953 |
| 1910 | #1,521 | 10 | #46 | 793 |
| 1909 | — | #46 | 665 | |
| 1908 | — | #48 | 614 | |
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | #51 | 547 |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | #50 | 492 |
| 1905 | — | #47 | 495 | |
| 1904 | — | #46 | 508 | |
| 1903 | — | #49 | 448 | |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | #52 | 426 |
| 1901 | — | #54 | 362 | |
| 1900 | — | #54 | 465 | |
| 1899 | — | #60 | 321 | |
| 1898 | — | #53 | 421 | |
| 1897 | — | #61 | 310 | |
| 1896 | — | #60 | 350 | |
| 1895 | — | #61 | 342 | |
| 1894 | — | #60 | 343 | |
| 1893 | — | #69 | 275 | |
| 1892 | #1,171 | 7 | #71 | 294 |
| 1891 | — | #72 | 235 | |
| 1890 | — | #67 | 275 | |
| 1889 | — | #77 | 229 | |
| 1888 | — | #83 | 225 | |
| 1887 | — | #78 | 207 | |
| 1886 | — | #74 | 236 | |
| 1885 | — | #79 | 204 | |
| 1884 | — | #82 | 206 | |
| 1883 | — | #79 | 200 | |
| 1882 | — | #76 | 231 | |
| 1881 | — | #72 | 206 | |
| 1880 | — | #78 | 200 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Leonard was already there! It came in at #78, and was given to 200 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1893, when fewer than 300 boys a year got the name.
Where Leonard is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alaska#33 · 1 in 87
- North Dakota#34 · 1 in 151
- Illinois#36 · 1 in 216
- Nevada#38 · 1 in 126
- Massachusetts#39 · 1 in 199
Best ever in a state: #14 in Nebraska, 1918.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #33 | 5 | 1 in 87 |
| North Dakota | #34 | 37 | 1 in 151 |
| Illinois | #36 | 273 | 1 in 216 |
| Nevada | #38 | 5 | 1 in 126 |
| Massachusetts | #39 | 154 | 1 in 199 |
| Michigan | #43 | 202 | 1 in 228 |
| New York | #44 | 490 | 1 in 191 |
| Rhode Island | #46 | 21 | 1 in 219 |
| Connecticut | #48 | 49 | 1 in 227 |
| Pennsylvania | #48 | 310 | 1 in 248 |
| New Jersey | #50 | 108 | 1 in 252 |
| Colorado | #52 | 42 | 1 in 234 |
| District of Columbia | #53 | 23 | 1 in 275 |
| Minnesota | #53 | 85 | 1 in 282 |
| Idaho | #54 | 22 | 1 in 221 |
| Montana | #54 | 20 | 1 in 236 |
| Oregon | #54 | 32 | 1 in 247 |
| South Dakota | #54 | 21 | 1 in 241 |
| Washington | #54 | 50 | 1 in 251 |
| Wyoming | #54 | 9 | 1 in 207 |
| Vermont | #55 | 12 | 1 in 212 |
| California | #56 | 198 | 1 in 266 |
| Wisconsin | #56 | 87 | 1 in 289 |
| Maryland | #57 | 48 | 1 in 281 |
| Nebraska | #57 | 35 | 1 in 277 |
| Hawaii | #60 | 17 | 1 in 212 |
| Louisiana | #60 | 84 | 1 in 269 |
| Iowa | #62 | 67 | 1 in 314 |
| Missouri | #63 | 96 | 1 in 304 |
| Ohio | #63 | 147 | 1 in 368 |
| Virginia | #65 | 83 | 1 in 295 |
| Delaware | #66 | 5 | 1 in 365 |
| Tennessee | #68 | 77 | 1 in 363 |
| Oklahoma | #70 | 67 | 1 in 318 |
| Maine | #72 | 19 | 1 in 336 |
| Florida | #75 | 45 | 1 in 344 |
| Kentucky | #77 | 79 | 1 in 361 |
| Georgia | #78 | 82 | 1 in 380 |
| New Hampshire | #78 | 8 | 1 in 438 |
| West Virginia | #78 | 50 | 1 in 388 |
| Arkansas | #79 | 50 | 1 in 385 |
| North Carolina | #79 | 93 | 1 in 398 |
| Kansas | #80 | 35 | 1 in 370 |
| Texas | #86 | 142 | 1 in 438 |
| Alabama | #87 | 62 | 1 in 465 |
| Indiana | #88 | 55 | 1 in 517 |
| Arizona | #89 | 14 | 1 in 358 |
| Utah | #90 | 14 | 1 in 396 |
| New Mexico | #104 | 15 | 1 in 397 |
| South Carolina | #105 | 36 | 1 in 589 |
| Mississippi | #108 | 37 | 1 in 589 |
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 Leonard
- 33 spots since 2024 (#670 → #637)
- 2 spots since 2020 (#635 → #637)
- 13 spots since 2015 (#650 → #637)
- Biggest jump: 101 spots in 2010 (#727 → #626)
- Biggest drop: 108 spots in 2009 (#619 → #727)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1923 at #37 (5,486 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 42 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 78 yrs · run 1880–1957
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 193 boys born in 1920 were named Leonard (0.52%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,900 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #37 in 1923, was only 1 in 200 (0.50%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 18.3% of all boys named Leonard (53,793) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,144 | #72 (1881) | #78 |
| 1890s | 3,166 | #53 (1898) | #63 |
| 1900s | 5,022 | #46 (1909) | #50 |
| 1910s | 31,878 | #39 (1919) | #44 |
| 1920s | 53,793 | #37 (1923) | #39 |
| 1930s | 39,214 | #45 (1930) | #52 |
| 1940s | 44,289 | #54 (1941) | #62 |
| 1950s | 43,551 | #77 (1950) | #89 |
| 1960s | 28,441 | #113 (1960) | #121 |
| 1970s | 15,805 | #144 (1970) | #164 |
| 1980s | 10,467 | #193 (1980) | #230 |
| 1990s | 6,267 | #292 (1990) | #391 |
| 2000s | 3,918 | #508 (2000) | #595 |
| 2010s | 3,933 | #598 (2016) | #649 |
| 2020s | 2,446 | #635 (2020) | #665 |
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.
Leonard in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 40,840 of them was named Leonard, which outranked 71.3% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,404Tiny29
- #1,404Vallie29
- #1,404Willodean29
- #1,442Leonard28
- #1,442Albertine28
- #1,442Archie28
- #1,442Aretha28
- #1,477Annice27
- #1,477Arden27
- #1,477Astrid27
Tied with 34 names at #1,442; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 304 of them was named Leonard, which outranked 98.6% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.