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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202014boysat 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 2014

  • 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: #137 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 567 boysWAIdaho: #191 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 642 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #221 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 876 boysMNIllinois: #73 for boys · 203 births · 1 in 327 boysILWisconsin: #152 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 571 boysWIMichigan: #302 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,527 boysMINew York: #118 for boys · 188 births · 1 in 546 boysNYMassachusetts: #126 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 544 boysMARhode Island: #198 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 772 boysRIOregon: #153 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 524 boysORNevada: #64 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 241 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedSDIowa: #232 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 928 boysIAIndiana: #218 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 904 boysINOhio: #282 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,435 boysOHPennsylvania: #205 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 965 boysPANew Jersey: #124 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 531 boysNJConnecticut: #124 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 488 boysCTCalifornia: #59 for boys · 875 births · 1 in 264 boysCAUtah: #169 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 633 boysUTColorado: #121 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 455 boysCONebraska: #338 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,481 boysNEMissouri: #367 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,903 boysMOKentucky: #553 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,713 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedWVVirginia: #157 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 694 boysVAMaryland: #162 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 688 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedDEArizona: #74 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 289 boysAZNew Mexico: #101 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 363 boysNMKansas: #157 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 545 boysKSArkansas: #411 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,086 boysARTennessee: #303 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,395 boysTNNorth Carolina: #195 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 821 boysNCSouth Carolina: #249 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,129 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #195 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 701 boysDCOklahoma: #178 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 666 boysOKLouisiana: #370 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,801 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMSAlabama: #357 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,926 boysALGeorgia: #184 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 809 boysGAHawaii: #237 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 787 boysHITexas: #61 for boys · 692 births · 1 in 270 boysTXFlorida: #112 for boys · 195 births · 1 in 492 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#59 · 1 in 264
  2. Texas#61 · 1 in 270
  3. Nevada#64 · 1 in 241
  4. Illinois#73 · 1 in 327
  5. Arizona#74 · 1 in 289

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#598751 in 264
Texas#616921 in 270
Nevada#64561 in 241
Illinois#732031 in 327
Arizona#741301 in 289
New Mexico#101251 in 363
Florida#1121951 in 492
New York#1181881 in 546
Colorado#121601 in 455
Connecticut#124301 in 488
New Jersey#124791 in 531
Massachusetts#126551 in 544
Washington#137641 in 567
Wisconsin#152481 in 571
Oregon#153351 in 524
Kansas#157291 in 545
Virginia#157611 in 694
Maryland#162411 in 688
Utah#169341 in 633
Oklahoma#178311 in 666
Georgia#184681 in 809
Idaho#191131 in 642
District of Columbia#19561 in 701
North Carolina#195631 in 821
Rhode Island#19851 in 772
Pennsylvania#205631 in 965
Indiana#218401 in 904
Minnesota#221321 in 876
Iowa#232171 in 928
Hawaii#23761 in 787
South Carolina#249191 in 1,129
Ohio#282421 in 1,435
Michigan#302321 in 1,527
Tennessee#303261 in 1,395
Nebraska#33871 in 1,481
Alabama#357121 in 1,926
Missouri#367171 in 1,903
Louisiana#370141 in 1,801
Arkansas#41171 in 2,086
Kentucky#55361 in 3,713
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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 2014

girls
#16,513
5 births · 1 in 357,271 girls
boys
#114
3,450 births · 1 in 557 boys

Top girls' names in 2014

  1. #1Emma20,970
  2. #2Olivia19,840
  3. #3Sophia18,644
  4. #4Isabella17,136
  5. #5Ava15,727
  6. #6Mia13,534
  7. #7Emily12,670
  8. #8Abigail12,114
  9. #9Madison10,333
  10. #10Charlotte10,123
  11. #16,513Leonardo5

Top boys' names in 2014

  1. #1Noah19,344
  2. #2Liam18,488
  3. #3Mason17,225
  4. #4Jacob16,923
  5. #5William16,851
  6. #6Ethan15,749
  7. #7Michael15,505
  8. #8Alexander15,449
  9. #9James14,464
  10. #10Daniel13,961
  11. #114Leonardo3,450
More about 2014

girls

1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 357,271 of them was named Leonardo, which outranked 14.1% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leonardo
  1. #14,558Zyiona6
  2. #14,558Zynique6
  3. #14,558Zynovia6
  4. #16,513Leonardo5
  5. #16,513Aabriella5
  6. #16,513Aadrika5
  7. #16,513Aaiza5

Tied with 2,719 names at #16,513; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
  2. ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
  3. ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
  4. ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
  5. ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Miley#386 → #787
  2. ↓ 345Karly#988 → #1,333
  3. ↓ 318Britney#838 → #1,156
  4. ↓ 239Kaya#761 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 235Rihanna#938 → #1,173

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

boys

1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 557 of them was named Leonardo, which outranked 99.2% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leonardo
  1. #111Jesus3,523
  2. #112Max3,497
  3. #113Roman3,481
  4. #114Leonardo3,450
  5. #115Bryson3,427
  6. #116Cole3,426
  7. #116Santiago3,426
Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 645Bode#1,427 → #782
  2. ↑ 624Axl#1,459 → #835
  3. ↑ 427Gannon#841 → #414
  4. ↑ 326Bodie#1,305 → #979
  5. ↑ 316Royal#886 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 291Bently#897 → #1,188
  2. ↓ 261Damion#849 → #1,110
  3. ↓ 249Amare#598 → #847
  4. ↓ 241Isiah#816 → #1,057
  5. ↓ 241Jesiah#999 → #1,240

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

See the top 100 for 2014 →