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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018boysat 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 2018

  • 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: #112 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 431 boysWAIdaho: #253 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 863 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #151 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 567 boysMNIllinois: #40 for boys · 286 births · 1 in 209 boysILWisconsin: #159 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 613 boysWIMichigan: #170 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 717 boysMINew York: #110 for boys · 198 births · 1 in 484 boysNYMassachusetts: #126 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 544 boysMARhode Island: #103 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 320 boysRIOregon: #96 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 361 boysORNevada: #23 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 145 boysNVWyoming: #97 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 236 boysWYSouth Dakota: #246 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 759 boysSDIowa: #165 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 574 boysIAIndiana: #194 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 755 boysINOhio: #254 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,170 boysOHPennsylvania: #162 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 682 boysPANew Jersey: #95 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 386 boysNJConnecticut: #72 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 272 boysCTCalifornia: #36 for boys · 1,012 births · 1 in 204 boysCAUtah: #137 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 527 boysUTColorado: #90 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 335 boysCONebraska: #123 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 448 boysNEMissouri: #230 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 920 boysMOKentucky: #255 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,047 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedWVVirginia: #151 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 627 boysVAMaryland: #141 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 538 boysMDDelaware: #116 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 358 boysDEArizona: #71 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 278 boysAZNew Mexico: #82 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 306 boysNMKansas: #147 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 519 boysKSArkansas: #162 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 588 boysARTennessee: #173 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 696 boysTNNorth Carolina: #150 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 604 boysNCSouth Carolina: #285 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,229 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #84 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 282 boysDCOklahoma: #145 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 523 boysOKLouisiana: #344 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,523 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMSAlabama: #326 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,414 boysALGeorgia: #129 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 533 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedHITexas: #46 for boys · 770 births · 1 in 227 boysTXFlorida: #78 for boys · 286 births · 1 in 335 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nevada#23 · 1 in 145
  2. California#36 · 1 in 204
  3. Illinois#40 · 1 in 209
  4. Texas#46 · 1 in 227
  5. Arizona#71 · 1 in 278

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#23911 in 145
California#361,0121 in 204
Illinois#402861 in 209
Texas#467701 in 227
Arizona#711231 in 278
Connecticut#72511 in 272
Florida#782861 in 335
New Mexico#82251 in 306
District of Columbia#84141 in 282
Colorado#90771 in 335
New Jersey#951041 in 386
Oregon#96461 in 361
Wyoming#9761 in 236
Rhode Island#103111 in 320
New York#1101981 in 484
Washington#112801 in 431
Delaware#11691 in 358
Nebraska#123211 in 448
Massachusetts#126521 in 544
Georgia#129981 in 533
Utah#137371 in 527
Maryland#141491 in 538
Oklahoma#145361 in 523
Kansas#147281 in 519
North Carolina#150831 in 604
Minnesota#151471 in 567
Virginia#151651 in 627
Wisconsin#159421 in 613
Arkansas#162231 in 588
Pennsylvania#162841 in 682
Iowa#165251 in 574
Michigan#170641 in 717
Tennessee#173511 in 696
Indiana#194451 in 755
Missouri#230331 in 920
South Dakota#24651 in 759
Idaho#25391 in 863
Ohio#254491 in 1,170
Kentucky#255201 in 1,047
South Carolina#285171 in 1,229
Alabama#326161 in 1,414
Louisiana#344151 in 1,523
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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 2018

boys
#93
4,223 births · 1 in 430 boys

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #93Leonardo4,223
More about 2018

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 430 of them was named Leonardo, which outranked 99.3% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leonardo
  1. #90Jace4,304
  2. #91Jameson4,252
  3. #92Bryson4,225
  4. #93Leonardo4,223
  5. #94Axel4,074
  6. #95Everett4,029
  7. #96Parker4,007
Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

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

See the top 100 for 2018 →