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 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 96,066since 1885
Leonardo 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.
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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #91 | 3,789 | |
| 2024 | — | #84 | 3,966 | |
| 2023 | — | #84 | 4,030 | |
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | #75 | 4,367 |
| 2021 | — | #87 | 4,105 | |
| 2020 | — | #86 | 4,104 | |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | #86 | 4,427 |
| 2018 | — | #93 | 4,223 | |
| 2017 | — | #97 | 4,131 | |
| 2016 | — | #96 | 4,325 | |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #103 | 3,823 |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #114 | 3,450 |
| 2013 | — | #131 | 2,909 | |
| 2012 | #12,199 | 8 | #152 | 2,684 |
| 2011 | — | #149 | 2,641 | |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | #150 | 2,617 |
| 2009 | — | #164 | 2,368 | |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #168 | 2,346 |
| 2007 | — | #164 | 2,527 | |
| 2006 | — | #183 | 2,187 | |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 | #186 | 2,146 |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #195 | 1,964 |
| 2003 | — | #211 | 1,708 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #230 | 1,460 |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | #234 | 1,453 |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | #253 | 1,331 |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #254 | 1,231 |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | #257 | 1,160 |
| 1997 | — | #357 | 707 | |
| 1996 | — | #401 | 585 | |
| 1995 | — | #401 | 570 | |
| 1994 | — | #378 | 621 | |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #368 | 643 |
| 1992 | #7,067 | 12 | #381 | 601 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #374 | 612 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #415 | 555 |
| 1989 | — | #477 | 398 | |
| 1988 | — | #486 | 356 | |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #498 | 320 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #496 | 310 |
| 1985 | — | #502 | 301 | |
| 1984 | — | #489 | 295 | |
| 1983 | — | #514 | 266 | |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #480 | 314 |
| 1981 | — | #491 | 290 | |
| 1980 | — | #449 | 344 | |
| 1979 | — | #500 | 277 | |
| 1978 | — | #529 | 243 | |
| 1977 | — | #512 | 256 | |
| 1976 | — | #502 | 255 | |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #480 | 277 |
| 1974 | — | #488 | 268 | |
| 1973 | — | #525 | 223 | |
| 1972 | — | #500 | 249 | |
| 1971 | — | #539 | 221 | |
| 1970 | — | #573 | 198 | |
| 1969 | — | #630 | 157 | |
| 1968 | — | #631 | 144 | |
| 1967 | — | #608 | 152 | |
| 1966 | — | #590 | 162 | |
| 1965 | — | #665 | 124 | |
| 1964 | — | #679 | 129 | |
| 1963 | — | #667 | 137 | |
| 1962 | — | #651 | 141 | |
| 1961 | — | #640 | 149 | |
| 1960 | — | #752 | 105 | |
| 1959 | — | #691 | 122 | |
| 1958 | — | #721 | 106 | |
| 1957 | — | #789 | 90 | |
| 1956 | — | #809 | 85 | |
| 1955 | — | #786 | 86 | |
| 1954 | — | #735 | 96 | |
| 1953 | — | #786 | 82 | |
| 1952 | — | #775 | 82 | |
| 1951 | — | #874 | 64 | |
| 1950 | — | #836 | 66 | |
| 1949 | — | #856 | 64 | |
| 1948 | — | #933 | 55 | |
| 1947 | — | #984 | 52 | |
| 1946 | — | #809 | 67 | |
| 1945 | — | #791 | 61 | |
| 1944 | — | #832 | 57 | |
| 1943 | — | #969 | 48 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,054 | 41 | |
| 1941 | — | #987 | 42 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,031 | 39 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,015 | 39 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,043 | 38 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,094 | 35 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,068 | 36 | |
| 1935 | — | #803 | 59 | |
| 1934 | — | #888 | 50 | |
| 1933 | — | #946 | 44 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,004 | 43 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,050 | 41 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,069 | 42 | |
| 1929 | — | #859 | 59 | |
| 1928 | — | #963 | 50 | |
| 1927 | — | #858 | 62 | |
| 1926 | — | #855 | 60 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,108 | 40 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,020 | 48 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,008 | 48 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,046 | 45 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,058 | 44 | |
| 1920 | — | #960 | 52 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,097 | 39 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,079 | 40 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,033 | 40 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,335 | 26 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,372 | 24 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,003 | 31 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,256 | 17 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,268 | 14 | |
| 1911 | — | #925 | 13 | |
| 1910 | — | #928 | 12 | |
| 1909 | — | #840 | 12 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,373 | 5 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #919 | 8 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #1,013 | 6 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
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| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 2009
- 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
- California#84 · 1 in 367
- Texas#85 · 1 in 372
- Illinois#108 · 1 in 456
- Nevada#112 · 1 in 410
- New Jersey#146 · 1 in 756
Best ever in a state: #18 in Nevada, 2020.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #84 | 660 | 1 in 367 |
| Texas | #85 | 501 | 1 in 372 |
| Illinois | #108 | 159 | 1 in 456 |
| Nevada | #112 | 35 | 1 in 410 |
| New Jersey | #146 | 59 | 1 in 756 |
| Florida | #152 | 130 | 1 in 733 |
| Arizona | #157 | 66 | 1 in 605 |
| Delaware | #159 | 6 | 1 in 629 |
| Oregon | #162 | 32 | 1 in 604 |
| Massachusetts | #165 | 36 | 1 in 863 |
| New York | #168 | 115 | 1 in 937 |
| New Mexico | #172 | 17 | 1 in 623 |
| Rhode Island | #172 | 6 | 1 in 704 |
| Colorado | #202 | 36 | 1 in 798 |
| Wisconsin | #208 | 30 | 1 in 957 |
| Georgia | #221 | 53 | 1 in 1,114 |
| District of Columbia | #234 | 5 | 1 in 850 |
| Maryland | #239 | 23 | 1 in 1,250 |
| Virginia | #239 | 33 | 1 in 1,278 |
| South Carolina | #244 | 18 | 1 in 1,206 |
| Connecticut | #253 | 11 | 1 in 1,390 |
| Indiana | #256 | 28 | 1 in 1,335 |
| Nebraska | #258 | 10 | 1 in 1,037 |
| Washington | #265 | 30 | 1 in 1,232 |
| North Carolina | #286 | 34 | 1 in 1,583 |
| Ohio | #290 | 36 | 1 in 1,740 |
| Michigan | #316 | 28 | 1 in 1,763 |
| Oklahoma | #320 | 15 | 1 in 1,430 |
| Kansas | #321 | 11 | 1 in 1,522 |
| Utah | #323 | 15 | 1 in 1,532 |
| Alabama | #343 | 13 | 1 in 1,858 |
| Arkansas | #345 | 9 | 1 in 1,669 |
| Pennsylvania | #346 | 26 | 1 in 2,389 |
| Iowa | #349 | 9 | 1 in 1,758 |
| Idaho | #392 | 5 | 1 in 1,753 |
| Mississippi | #424 | 7 | 1 in 2,129 |
| Minnesota | #427 | 11 | 1 in 2,655 |
| Missouri | #507 | 10 | 1 in 3,346 |
| Louisiana | #512 | 9 | 1 in 2,782 |
| Tennessee | #544 | 10 | 1 in 3,632 |
| Kentucky | #603 | 5 | 1 in 4,685 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #936 (1885) | #936 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 38 | #840 (1909) | #1,048 |
| 1910s | 256 | #925 (1911) | #1,130 |
| 1920s | 508 | #855 (1926) | #974 |
| 1930s | 427 | #803 (1935) | #998 |
| 1940s | 526 | #791 (1945) | #925 |
| 1950s | 879 | #691 (1959) | #780 |
| 1960s | 1,400 | #590 (1966) | #651 |
| 1970s | 2,467 | #480 (1975) | #515 |
| 1980s | 3,194 | #449 (1980) | #488 |
| 1990s | 7,285 | #254 (1999) | #359 |
| 2000s | 19,490 | #164 (2007) | #199 |
| 2010s | 35,230 | #86 (2019) | #117 |
| 2020s | 24,361 | #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 2009
boys
#164
2,368 births · 1 in 838 boys
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 838 of them was named Leonardo, which outranked 98.9% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.