Leonidas

#510 for boys in 2025, 591 births

Peak · boys
2022 · 760 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
10,281
since 1880

Leonidas over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Leonidas has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020boysat peak
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
Yearboys
rankbirths
2025#510591
2024#510597
2023#476638
2022#421760
2021#446688
2020#457649
2019#482608
2018#504569
2017#498582
2016#505593
2015#518556
2014#559494
2013#704337
2012#786288
2011#886234
2010#925218
2009#985201
2008#877241
2007#1,162152
2006#4,67519
2005#3,52827
2004#4,00522
2003#3,28028
2002#5,39513
2001#5,14214
2000#4,57316
1999#6,04210
1998#3,84918
1997#4,96012
1996#5,53510
1995#5,50110
1994#5,45210
1993#5,00211
1992#3,33819
1991#3,46217
1990#3,30918
1989#2,98920
1988#4,16211
1987#4,5739
1986#3,65312
1985#2,71018
1984#2,82416
1983#3,23013
1982#2,59618
1981#3,85810
1980#2,96515
1979#2,15723
1978#3,61410
1977#5,1236
1976#2,50817
1975#2,63715
1974#2,79913
1973#3,22310
1972#2,99111
1971#2,36616
1970#2,62113
1969#3,0629
1968#2,57611
1967#2,13914
1966#1,89117
1965#3,5376
1964#2,11415
1963#2,67310
1962#2,50411
1961#2,24214
1960#4,0385
1959#2,66310
1958#2,64210
1957#2,49411
1956#3,5356
1955#2,7649
1954#2,59210
1953#2,39111
1952—
1951#3,0667
1950#2,5809
1949#3,2986
1948#2,7888
1947#2,6719
1946#2,9197
1945#2,9966
1944#2,6338
1943#2,5639
1942—
1941#2,8727
1940#2,17911
1939#2,4499
1938#2,32610
1937#1,82815
1936#1,96413
1935#2,7198
1934#2,7428
1933#2,36810
1932#2,19112
1931#2,32811
1930#2,29312
1929#2,31712
1928#1,76019
1927#2,12115
1926#2,18614
1925#1,80619
1924#1,72721
1923#1,81619
1922#1,88318
1921#2,15215
1920#1,38228
1919#1,62421
1918#1,82718
1917#1,43724
1916#1,64619
1915#1,87815
1914#1,86812
1913#1,49713
1912—
1911#1,5376
1910—
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1902—
1901#1,0585
1900—
1899—
1898#8857
1897—
1896—
1895#1,0795
1894—
1893#9076
1892#7928
1891—
1890—
1889—
1888—
1887#8196
1886—
1885#9365
1884—
1883—
1882#8376
1881—
1880#9095
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 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #175 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 511 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #206 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 722 boysNHWashington: #396 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,843 boysWAIdaho: #310 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,106 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #504 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,500 boysMNIllinois: #469 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,484 boysILWisconsin: #417 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,995 boysWIMichigan: #442 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,248 boysMINew York: #470 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,739 boysNYMassachusetts: #331 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,790 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedRIOregon: #585 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,096 boysORNevada: #494 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,373 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedIAIndiana: #498 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,497 boysINOhio: #462 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,477 boysOHPennsylvania: #630 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,153 boysPANew Jersey: #395 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,069 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #368 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 1,935 boysCAUtah: #394 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,607 boysUTColorado: #506 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,510 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedNEMissouri: #383 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,900 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedWVVirginia: #468 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,578 boysVAMaryland: #485 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,506 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedDEArizona: #379 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,682 boysAZNew Mexico: #292 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,040 boysNMKansas: #409 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,715 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedARTennessee: #397 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,893 boysTNNorth Carolina: #503 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,719 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #415 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,774 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedALGeorgia: #485 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,514 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Leonidas, so not publishedHITexas: #463 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 2,526 boysTXFlorida: #389 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 2,050 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#175 · 1 in 511
  2. New Hampshire#206 · 1 in 722
  3. New Mexico#292 · 1 in 1,040
  4. Idaho#310 · 1 in 1,106
  5. Massachusetts#331 · 1 in 1,790

Best ever in a state: #88 in Hawaii, 2024.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#17551 in 511
New Hampshire#20661 in 722
New Mexico#29271 in 1,040
Idaho#31071 in 1,106
Massachusetts#331151 in 1,790
California#368981 in 1,935
Arizona#379191 in 1,682
Missouri#383151 in 1,900
Florida#389441 in 2,050
Utah#394121 in 1,607
New Jersey#395191 in 2,069
Washington#396181 in 1,843
Tennessee#397181 in 1,893
Kansas#40981 in 1,715
Oklahoma#415101 in 1,774
Wisconsin#417121 in 1,995
Michigan#442191 in 2,248
Ohio#462221 in 2,477
Texas#463671 in 2,526
Virginia#468151 in 2,578
Illinois#469221 in 2,484
New York#470321 in 2,739
Georgia#485201 in 2,514
Maryland#485101 in 2,506
Nevada#49451 in 2,373
Indiana#498131 in 2,497
North Carolina#503181 in 2,719
Minnesota#504101 in 2,500
Colorado#506101 in 2,510
Oregon#58551 in 3,096
Pennsylvania#630131 in 4,153
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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 Leonidas
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 (#1,162 → #877)
  • Biggest drop: 115 spots in 1893 (#792 → #907)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s22#819 (1887)#875
1890s26#792 (1892)#916
1900s5#1,058 (1901)#1,058
1910s128#1,437 (1917)#1,664
1920s180#1,382 (1920)#1,915
1930s108#1,828 (1937)#2,321
1940s71#2,179 (1940)#2,769
1950s83#2,391 (1953)#2,747
1960s112#1,891 (1966)#2,678
1970s134#2,157 (1979)#3,004
1980s142#2,596 (1982)#3,356
1990s135#3,309 (1990)#4,645
2000s733#877 (2008)#3,362
2010s4,479#482 (2019)#637
2020s3,923#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.

Leonidas in 2020

boys
#457
649 births · 1 in 2,660 boys

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #457Leonidas649
More about 2020

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 2,660 of them was named Leonidas, which outranked 96.7% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leonidas
  1. #454Kaison655
  2. #455Memphis653
  3. #456Lucca651
  4. #457Leonidas649
  5. #458Baylor648
  6. #459Ford647
  7. #460Ayaan645
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

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

See the top 100 for 2020 →