Leonardo

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #13,592 · #91 for boys in 2025, 3,789 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
2022 · 4,367 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
10 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
96,066
since 1885

Leonardo over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#913,789
2024—#843,966
2023—#844,030
2022#13,5926#754,367
2021—#874,105
2020—#864,104
2019#13,7996#864,427
2018—#934,223
2017—#974,131
2016—#964,325
2015#16,4195#1033,823
2014#16,5135#1143,450
2013—#1312,909
2012#12,1998#1522,684
2011—#1492,641
2010#13,4487#1502,617
2009—#1642,368
2008#17,5045#1682,346
2007—#1642,527
2006—#1832,187
2005#13,0107#1862,146
2004#9,89210#1951,964
2003—#2111,708
2002#15,4325#2301,460
2001#11,0208#2341,453
2000#10,7458#2531,331
1999#14,4115#2541,231
1998#14,1225#2571,160
1997—#357707
1996—#401585
1995—#401570
1994—#378621
1993#11,7806#368643
1992#7,06712#381601
1991#11,5096#374612
1990#12,9585#415555
1989—#477398
1988—#486356
1987#11,3255#498320
1986#10,9125#496310
1985—#502301
1984—#489295
1983—#514266
1982#8,2247#480314
1981—#491290
1980—#449344
1979—#500277
1978—#529243
1977—#512256
1976—#502255
1975#9,0675#480277
1974—#488268
1973—#525223
1972—#500249
1971—#539221
1970—#573198
1969—#630157
1968—#631144
1967—#608152
1966—#590162
1965—#665124
1964—#679129
1963—#667137
1962—#651141
1961—#640149
1960—#752105
1959—#691122
1958—#721106
1957—#78990
1956—#80985
1955—#78686
1954—#73596
1953—#78682
1952—#77582
1951—#87464
1950—#83666
1949—#85664
1948—#93355
1947—#98452
1946—#80967
1945—#79161
1944—#83257
1943—#96948
1942—#1,05441
1941—#98742
1940—#1,03139
1939—#1,01539
1938—#1,04338
1937—#1,09435
1936—#1,06836
1935—#80359
1934—#88850
1933—#94644
1932—#1,00443
1931—#1,05041
1930—#1,06942
1929—#85959
1928—#96350
1927—#85862
1926—#85560
1925—#1,10840
1924—#1,02048
1923—#1,00848
1922—#1,04645
1921—#1,05844
1920—#96052
1919—#1,09739
1918—#1,07940
1917—#1,03340
1916—#1,33526
1915—#1,37224
1914—#1,00331
1913—#1,25617
1912—#1,26814
1911—#92513
1910—#92812
1909—#84012
1908—#1,3735
1907—#1,0947
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First appearance
1885

The first year at least five boys were named Leonardo! It came in at #936, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1885–1901, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Leonardo is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMINew York: #492 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 11,301 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #510 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 9,196 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedHITexas: #457 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 4,716 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#457 · 1 in 4,716
  2. New York#492 · 1 in 11,301
  3. California#510 · 1 in 9,196

Best ever in a state: #18 in Nevada, 2020.

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Texas#457261 in 4,716
New York#492161 in 11,301
California#510191 in 9,196
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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 Leonardo
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 7 spots since 2024 (#84 → #91)
  • 5 spots since 2020 (#86 → #91)
  • 12 spots since 2015 (#103 → #91)
  • Biggest jump: 533 spots in 1909 (#1,373 → #840)
  • Biggest drop: 343 spots in 1912 (#925 → #1,268)
Rise & fade · boys
137 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1885
  • Peaked 2022 at #75 (4,367 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 10 yrs · run 2016–2025
  • Top 1,000: 97 yrs · run 1943–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 400
  • Highest: 1 in 400 boys born in 2022 were named Leonardo (0.25%)
  • Latest: 1 in 451 boys born in 2025 (0.22%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 36.7% of all boys named Leonardo (35,230) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#936 (1885)#936
1890s0——
1900s38#840 (1909)#1,048
1910s256#925 (1911)#1,130
1920s508#855 (1926)#974
1930s427#803 (1935)#998
1940s526#791 (1945)#925
1950s879#691 (1959)#780
1960s1,400#590 (1966)#651
1970s2,467#480 (1975)#515
1980s3,194#449 (1980)#488
1990s7,285#254 (1999)#359
2000s19,490#164 (2007)#199
2010s35,230#86 (2019)#117
2020s24,361#75 (2022)#85

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.

Leonardo in 1958

boys
#721
106 births · 1 in 20,023 boys

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #721Leonardo106
More about 1958

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 20,023 of them was named Leonardo, which outranked 84.0% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leonardo
  1. #718Antoine107
  2. #718Graham107
  3. #718Mervin107
  4. #721Leonardo106
  5. #721Aron106
  6. #721Broderick106
  7. #721Clement106
  8. #728Isiah105
  9. #728Johnie105
  10. #730Marcel104

Tied with 6 names at #721; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958 →