Leonidas
- #510 for boys in 2025, 591 births
- Around 2006: 300 (film)
- Peak · boys
- 2022 · 760 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 10,281since 1880
Leonidas over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Leonidas has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #510 | 591 |
| 2024 | #510 | 597 |
| 2023 | #476 | 638 |
| 2022 | #421 | 760 |
| 2021 | #446 | 688 |
| 2020 | #457 | 649 |
| 2019 | #482 | 608 |
| 2018 | #504 | 569 |
| 2017 | #498 | 582 |
| 2016 | #505 | 593 |
| 2015 | #518 | 556 |
| 2014 | #559 | 494 |
| 2013 | #704 | 337 |
| 2012 | #786 | 288 |
| 2011 | #886 | 234 |
| 2010 | #925 | 218 |
| 2009 | #985 | 201 |
| 2008 | #877 | 241 |
| 2007 | #1,162 | 152 |
| 2006 | #4,675 | 19 |
| 2005 | #3,528 | 27 |
| 2004 | #4,005 | 22 |
| 2003 | #3,280 | 28 |
| 2002 | #5,395 | 13 |
| 2001 | #5,142 | 14 |
| 2000 | #4,573 | 16 |
| 1999 | #6,042 | 10 |
| 1998 | #3,849 | 18 |
| 1997 | #4,960 | 12 |
| 1996 | #5,535 | 10 |
| 1995 | #5,501 | 10 |
| 1994 | #5,452 | 10 |
| 1993 | #5,002 | 11 |
| 1992 | #3,338 | 19 |
| 1991 | #3,462 | 17 |
| 1990 | #3,309 | 18 |
| 1989 | #2,989 | 20 |
| 1988 | #4,162 | 11 |
| 1987 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #3,653 | 12 |
| 1985 | #2,710 | 18 |
| 1984 | #2,824 | 16 |
| 1983 | #3,230 | 13 |
| 1982 | #2,596 | 18 |
| 1981 | #3,858 | 10 |
| 1980 | #2,965 | 15 |
| 1979 | #2,157 | 23 |
| 1978 | #3,614 | 10 |
| 1977 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #2,508 | 17 |
| 1975 | #2,637 | 15 |
| 1974 | #2,799 | 13 |
| 1973 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1972 | #2,991 | 11 |
| 1971 | #2,366 | 16 |
| 1970 | #2,621 | 13 |
| 1969 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #2,139 | 14 |
| 1966 | #1,891 | 17 |
| 1965 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #2,114 | 15 |
| 1963 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1962 | #2,504 | 11 |
| 1961 | #2,242 | 14 |
| 1960 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #2,663 | 10 |
| 1958 | #2,642 | 10 |
| 1957 | #2,494 | 11 |
| 1956 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #2,764 | 9 |
| 1954 | #2,592 | 10 |
| 1953 | #2,391 | 11 |
| 1952 | — | |
| 1951 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1947 | #2,671 | 9 |
| 1946 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1945 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1942 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #2,179 | 11 |
| 1939 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1938 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1937 | #1,828 | 15 |
| 1936 | #1,964 | 13 |
| 1935 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1932 | #2,191 | 12 |
| 1931 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1929 | #2,317 | 12 |
| 1928 | #1,760 | 19 |
| 1927 | #2,121 | 15 |
| 1926 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1925 | #1,806 | 19 |
| 1924 | #1,727 | 21 |
| 1923 | #1,816 | 19 |
| 1922 | #1,883 | 18 |
| 1921 | #2,152 | 15 |
| 1920 | #1,382 | 28 |
| 1919 | #1,624 | 21 |
| 1918 | #1,827 | 18 |
| 1917 | #1,437 | 24 |
| 1916 | #1,646 | 19 |
| 1915 | #1,878 | 15 |
| 1914 | #1,868 | 12 |
| 1913 | #1,497 | 13 |
| 1912 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | |
| 1909 | — | |
| 1908 | — | |
| 1907 | — | |
| 1906 | — | |
| 1905 | — | |
| 1904 | — | |
| 1903 | — | |
| 1902 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | |
| 1899 | — | |
| 1898 | #885 | 7 |
| 1897 | — | |
| 1896 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | — | |
| 1893 | #907 | 6 |
| 1892 | #792 | 8 |
| 1891 | — | |
| 1890 | — | |
| 1889 | — | |
| 1888 | — | |
| 1887 | #819 | 6 |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | #837 | 6 |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | #909 | 5 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Leonidas was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Leonidas is popular in 2025
- 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
- Hawaii#180 · 1 in 486
- New Mexico#236 · 1 in 813
- Colorado#293 · 1 in 1,221
- Connecticut#326 · 1 in 1,467
- Utah#327 · 1 in 1,405
Best ever in a state: #88 in Hawaii, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #180 | 6 | 1 in 486 |
| New Mexico | #236 | 8 | 1 in 813 |
| Colorado | #293 | 22 | 1 in 1,221 |
| Connecticut | #326 | 9 | 1 in 1,467 |
| Utah | #327 | 14 | 1 in 1,405 |
| Massachusetts | #361 | 14 | 1 in 1,930 |
| Washington | #364 | 20 | 1 in 1,640 |
| Illinois | #375 | 28 | 1 in 1,770 |
| Virginia | #388 | 20 | 1 in 1,863 |
| Nevada | #389 | 7 | 1 in 1,613 |
| Missouri | #392 | 16 | 1 in 1,738 |
| Florida | #403 | 48 | 1 in 1,990 |
| Indiana | #431 | 16 | 1 in 1,979 |
| Nebraska | #432 | 5 | 1 in 1,764 |
| Texas | #439 | 76 | 1 in 2,303 |
| Oregon | #474 | 7 | 1 in 2,151 |
| Wisconsin | #484 | 10 | 1 in 2,343 |
| California | #494 | 64 | 1 in 2,742 |
| New Jersey | #523 | 14 | 1 in 2,840 |
| Arizona | #527 | 13 | 1 in 2,517 |
| Michigan | #571 | 14 | 1 in 2,871 |
| New York | #583 | 26 | 1 in 3,247 |
| Kansas | #590 | 5 | 1 in 2,809 |
| Ohio | #595 | 16 | 1 in 3,283 |
| Kentucky | #625 | 6 | 1 in 3,423 |
| Tennessee | #638 | 11 | 1 in 3,343 |
| North Carolina | #645 | 14 | 1 in 3,676 |
| Georgia | #673 | 14 | 1 in 3,587 |
| Maryland | #702 | 6 | 1 in 3,816 |
| Pennsylvania | #704 | 12 | 1 in 4,355 |
| South Carolina | #743 | 5 | 1 in 4,240 |
| Minnesota | #807 | 5 | 1 in 4,900 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| 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
- Held #510 since 2024
- 53 spots since 2020 (#457 → #510)
- 8 spots since 2015 (#518 → #510)
- Biggest jump: 285 spots in 2008
- Biggest drop: 115 spots in 1893
Rise & fade · boys
142 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2022 at #421 (760 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 25 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 25 yrs · run 2008–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,297
- Highest: 1 in 2,297 boys born in 2022 were named Leonidas (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,890 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 43.6% of all boys named Leonidas (4,479) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 22 | #819 (1887) | #875 |
| 1890s | 26 | #792 (1892) | #916 |
| 1900s | 5 | #1,058 (1901) | #1,058 |
| 1910s | 128 | #1,437 (1917) | #1,664 |
| 1920s | 180 | #1,382 (1920) | #1,915 |
| 1930s | 108 | #1,828 (1937) | #2,321 |
| 1940s | 71 | #2,179 (1940) | #2,769 |
| 1950s | 83 | #2,391 (1953) | #2,747 |
| 1960s | 112 | #1,891 (1966) | #2,678 |
| 1970s | 134 | #2,157 (1979) | #3,004 |
| 1980s | 142 | #2,596 (1982) | #3,356 |
| 1990s | 135 | #3,309 (1990) | #4,645 |
| 2000s | 733 | #877 (2008) | #3,362 |
| 2010s | 4,479 | #482 (2019) | #637 |
| 2020s | 3,923 | #421 (2022) | #470 |
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.
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