Leone

#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #4,139 for boys in 2025, 25 births
Given to girls 93.1% of the time

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Peak · girls
1904 · 97 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
6,182
since 1880

Leone over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201927peak #333, 1904peak #2,659, 1928girlsboys
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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#13,2086#4,13925
2024#15,2935#4,43323
2023#9,61610#4,22025
2022#8,54212#4,44223
2021#9,56210#4,49422
2020#10,2509#5,23517
2019#15,5395#4,63921
2018#13,7936#4,35423
2017#12,7137#6,68512
2016#16,2155#6,72612
2015#11,8358#4,17924
2014—#4,86619
2013#14,5826#6,24113
2012#16,8695#7,05011
2011—#8,0799
2010#14,9596#7,59110
2009—#7,69210
2008#12,5798#12,5535
2007——
2006—#9,5857
2005#14,5026#8,2998
2004—#8,9277
2003——
2002—#10,6675
2001—#8,3397
2000——
1999—#7,8747
1998——
1997—#7,2817
1996—#7,9716
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1993#13,4425—
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1991—#7,2716
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1986#10,9125—
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1980#8,1787—
1979—#6,0565
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1977#8,4446—
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1973—#5,1015
1972#8,2925—
1971——
1970#6,3627—
1969#6,6176—
1968#3,45615—
1967#4,9828—
1966#5,8096—
1965#5,8176—
1964#3,51514—
1963#3,45814—
1962#5,2937—
1961#3,46014—
1960#3,92011—
1959#4,3009—
1958#2,97216—
1957#3,15014—
1956#2,45321—
1955#2,41121—
1954#2,77916—
1953#1,78331#3,7985
1952#1,89228—
1951#2,11622—
1950#2,05322—
1949#1,73630—
1948#1,59834—
1947#2,08922—
1946#1,37640—
1945#1,35635#2,9966
1944#1,25540—
1943#1,36736—
1942#1,32537—
1941#1,22238—
1940#1,18638—
1939#1,07944—
1938#96754—
1937#1,00249—
1936#1,02246—
1935#72985—
1934#75678—
1933#79070—
1932#77576—
1931#70889—
1930#76185#4,0015
1929#76483—
1928#695101#2,65910
1927#664117#2,70310
1926#662119—
1925#593148—
1924#610151#3,8676
1923#555169—
1922#542171#4,3075
1921#505195—
1920#487199#3,2088
1919#465204—
1918#413252#3,7286
1917#434217#3,9815
1916#393253#2,7309
1915#401225—
1914#406171#2,9156
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First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Leone was already there! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1971–1976, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Leone is popular in 1927

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #198 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,501 girlsMNIllinois: #492 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,388 girlsILWisconsin: #253 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,442 girlsWIMichigan: #300 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,991 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedSDIowa: #265 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,184 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedCAUtah: #193 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 936 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedCONebraska: #263 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,892 girlsNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Leone, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#193 · 1 in 936
  2. Minnesota#198 · 1 in 1,501
  3. Wisconsin#253 · 1 in 2,442
  4. Nebraska#263 · 1 in 1,892
  5. Iowa#265 · 1 in 2,184

Best ever in a state: #82 in Wisconsin, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#19351 in 936
Minnesota#198141 in 1,501
Wisconsin#253101 in 2,442
Nebraska#26361 in 1,892
Iowa#26591 in 2,184
Michigan#300141 in 2,991
Illinois#49281 in 7,388
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Leone
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 2,085 spots since 2024 (#15,293 → #13,208)
  • 2,958 spots since 2020 (#10,250 → #13,208)
  • 1,373 spots since 2015 (#11,835 → #13,208)
  • Biggest jump: 306 spots in 1884 (#920 → #614)
  • Biggest drop: 360 spots in 1883 (#560 → #920)
Rise & fade · girls
24 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1904 at #333 (97 births)
  • Births halved by 1936, 32 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 57 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1880–1935
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,839
  • Highest: 1 in 2,839 girls born in 1904 were named Leone (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 267,878 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 29.7% of all girls named Leone (1,837) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2009
  • Mostly girls until 2008, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s125#537 (1887)#629
1890s417#374 (1898)#446
1900s874#333 (1904)#361
1910s1,837#373 (1913)#406
1920s1,453#487 (1920)#608
1930s676#708 (1931)#859
1940s350#1,186 (1940)#1,451
1950s200#1,783 (1953)#2,591
1960s101#3,456 (1968)#4,633
1970s18#6,362 (1970)#7,699
1980s12#8,178 (1980)#9,545
1990s5#13,442 (1993)#13,442
2000s14#12,579 (2008)#13,541
2010s48#11,835 (2015)#14,563
2020s52#8,542 (2022)#11,079

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Leone in 1927

girls
#664
117 births · 1 in 10,192 girls
boys
#2,703
10 births · 1 in 112,692 boys

Top girls' names in 1927

  1. #1Mary70,642
  2. #2Dorothy35,993
  3. #3Betty35,424
  4. #4Helen25,316
  5. #5Margaret21,964
  6. #6Ruth19,412
  7. #7Doris16,512
  8. #8Virginia15,734
  9. #9Shirley13,314
  10. #10Barbara13,161
  11. #664Leone117

Top boys' names in 1927

  1. #1Robert61,674
  2. #2John55,949
  3. #3James53,674
  4. #4William51,476
  5. #5Charles31,941
  6. #6Richard26,768
  7. #7George25,949
  8. #8Donald23,834
  9. #9Joseph23,503
  10. #10Edward19,115
  11. #2,703Leone10
More about 1927

girls

1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 10,192 of them was named Leone, which outranked 88.1% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leone
  1. #659Eleanora118
  2. #659Jayne118
  3. #659Sharon118
  4. #664Leone117
  5. #664Cecil117
  6. #664Celestine117
  7. #664Kitty117
  8. #670Albertha116
  9. #670Angelita116
  10. #670Kathrine116

Tied with 5 names at #664; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,708Charmaine#3,564 → #856
  2. ↑ 1,519Kazuko#2,474 → #955
  3. ↑ 1,152Valencia#2,076 → #924
  4. ↑ 551Cherie#1,414 → #863
  5. ↑ 452Lita#1,148 → #696
Fallers
  1. ↓ 349Janell#748 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 330Sabina#931 → #1,261
  3. ↓ 319Clarine#942 → #1,261
  4. ↓ 298Shirlie#980 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 291Delilah#836 → #1,127

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

boys

1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 112,692 of them was named Leone, which outranked 43.7% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leone
  1. #2,523Weslie11
  2. #2,523Wilmar11
  3. #2,523Yoshiaki11
  4. #2,703Leone10
  5. #2,703Achilles10
  6. #2,703Aden10
  7. #2,703Agustus10
  8. #2,912Alban9
  9. #2,912Albertus9
  10. #2,912Albion9

Tied with 208 names at #2,703; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,863Lindbergh#2,436 → #573
  2. ↑ 966Lindy#1,353 → #387
  3. ↑ 601Sonny#1,565 → #964
  4. ↑ 467Akira#1,404 → #937
  5. ↑ 442Maria#1,432 → #990
Fallers
  1. ↓ 684Minoru#963 → #1,647
  2. ↓ 611Reno#825 → #1,436
  3. ↓ 406Hurley#916 → #1,322
  4. ↓ 356Adelbert#842 → #1,198
  5. ↓ 330Gardner#963 → #1,293

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

See the top 100 for 1927 →