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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202022boysat 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 2022

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedAKMaine: #234 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 811 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #141 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 438 boysNHWashington: #65 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 314 boysWAIdaho: #156 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 535 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #161 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 623 boysMNIllinois: #24 for boys · 272 births · 1 in 190 boysILWisconsin: #127 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 473 boysWIMichigan: #142 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 546 boysMINew York: #74 for boys · 238 births · 1 in 366 boysNYMassachusetts: #107 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 401 boysMARhode Island: #88 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 283 boysRIOregon: #72 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 288 boysORNevada: #31 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 179 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #243 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 732 boysSDIowa: #151 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 558 boysIAIndiana: #143 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 546 boysINOhio: #209 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 885 boysOHPennsylvania: #160 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 623 boysPANew Jersey: #84 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 363 boysNJConnecticut: #80 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 310 boysCTCalifornia: #35 for boys · 939 births · 1 in 201 boysCAUtah: #79 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 344 boysUTColorado: #66 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 307 boysCONebraska: #148 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 481 boysNEMissouri: #231 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 965 boysMOKentucky: #351 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,522 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedWVVirginia: #154 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 640 boysVAMaryland: #143 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 552 boysMDDelaware: #121 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 356 boysDEArizona: #55 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 245 boysAZNew Mexico: #73 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 277 boysNMKansas: #157 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 569 boysKSArkansas: #126 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 450 boysARTennessee: #186 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 781 boysTNNorth Carolina: #147 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 593 boysNCSouth Carolina: #194 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 759 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #132 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 441 boysDCOklahoma: #85 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 341 boysOKLouisiana: #281 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,122 boysLAMississippi: #365 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,442 boysMSAlabama: #331 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,377 boysALGeorgia: #141 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 563 boysGAHawaii: #75 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 273 boysHITexas: #32 for boys · 834 births · 1 in 214 boysTXFlorida: #74 for boys · 287 births · 1 in 332 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Illinois#24 · 1 in 190
  2. Nevada#31 · 1 in 179
  3. Texas#32 · 1 in 214
  4. California#35 · 1 in 201
  5. Arizona#55 · 1 in 245

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Illinois#242721 in 190
Nevada#31651 in 179
Texas#328341 in 214
California#359391 in 201
Arizona#551331 in 245
Washington#651061 in 314
Colorado#66831 in 307
Oregon#72531 in 288
New Mexico#73241 in 277
Florida#742871 in 332
New York#742381 in 366
Hawaii#75121 in 273
Utah#79551 in 344
Connecticut#80451 in 310
New Jersey#841121 in 363
Oklahoma#85521 in 341
Rhode Island#88121 in 283
Massachusetts#107691 in 401
Delaware#12191 in 356
Arkansas#126281 in 450
Wisconsin#127501 in 473
District of Columbia#13271 in 441
Georgia#141911 in 563
New Hampshire#141101 in 438
Michigan#142761 in 546
Indiana#143591 in 546
Maryland#143451 in 552
North Carolina#147861 in 593
Nebraska#148181 in 481
Iowa#151251 in 558
Virginia#154601 in 640
Idaho#156151 in 535
Kansas#157241 in 569
Pennsylvania#160861 in 623
Minnesota#161401 in 623
Tennessee#186461 in 781
South Carolina#194271 in 759
Ohio#209601 in 885
Missouri#231291 in 965
Maine#23451 in 811
South Dakota#24351 in 732
Louisiana#281191 in 1,122
Alabama#331161 in 1,377
Kentucky#351131 in 1,522
Mississippi#36581 in 1,442
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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 2022

girls
#13,592
6 births · 1 in 273,355 girls
boys
#75
4,367 births · 1 in 400 boys

Top girls' names in 2022

  1. #1Olivia16,670
  2. #2Emma14,512
  3. #3Charlotte12,952
  4. #4Amelia12,415
  5. #5Sophia12,382
  6. #6Isabella11,761
  7. #7Ava11,107
  8. #8Mia11,077
  9. #9Evelyn9,332
  10. #10Luna8,977
  11. #13,592Leonardo6

Top boys' names in 2022

  1. #1Liam20,579
  2. #2Noah18,758
  3. #3Oliver15,176
  4. #4James12,119
  5. #5Elijah12,094
  6. #6William11,356
  7. #7Henry11,272
  8. #8Lucas10,973
  9. #9Benjamin10,912
  10. #10Theodore10,824
  11. #75Leonardo4,367
More about 2022

girls

1,640,131 girls got a published name in 2022; 1 in 273,355 of them was named Leonardo, which outranked 23.5% of the 17,760 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leonardo
  1. #12,243Zylia7
  2. #12,243Zyliah7
  3. #12,243Zyniah7
  4. #13,592Leonardo6
  5. #13,592Aadhyareddy6
  6. #13,592Aagna6
  7. #13,592Aaiza6
  8. #15,306Aabha5
  9. #15,306Aadhvi5
  10. #15,306Aailani5

Tied with 1,713 names at #13,592; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2021
Risers
  1. ↑ 698Wrenlee#1,410 → #712
  2. ↑ 686Neriah#1,680 → #994
  3. ↑ 487Arlet#1,229 → #742
  4. ↑ 424Georgina#1,304 → #880
  5. ↑ 413Amiri#1,293 → #880
Fallers
  1. ↓ 282Tatiana#992 → #1,274
  2. ↓ 245Alaiya#721 → #966
  3. ↓ 239Aarna#967 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 231Jaylene#975 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 227Aviana#521 → #748

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

boys

1,746,008 boys got a published name in 2022; 1 in 400 of them was named Leonardo, which outranked 99.5% of the 14,333 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leonardo
  1. #72Ian4,505
  2. #73Christian4,486
  3. #74Ryan4,403
  4. #75Leonardo4,367
  5. #76Axel4,350
  6. #77Brooks4,349
  7. #78Walker4,250
Biggest movers since 2021
Risers
  1. ↑ 988Dutton#1,823 → #835
  2. ↑ 489Kayce#1,076 → #587
  3. ↑ 412Chosen#1,307 → #895
  4. ↑ 396Khaza#1,230 → #834
  5. ↑ 348Eithan#849 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Jacoby#885 → #1,209
  2. ↓ 243Turner#937 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 233Aydin#897 → #1,130
  4. ↓ 218Juelz#991 → #1,209
  5. ↓ 216Jamal#868 → #1,084

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

See the top 100 for 2022 →