Baby names
How popular is the name Leon?
In 2025, 2,583 baby boys in the U.S. were named Leon, the 138th most popular name for boys. Its peak year was 1924, when 2,677 boys got the name. 182,638 boys have been named Leon since 1880. 1,436 girls have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#138
among boys' names
Babies in 2025
2,583
boys named Leon
Peak year
1924
2,677 boys
Boys named Leon each year since 1880
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The numbers for Leon (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,583 |
| 2024 | 2,572 |
| 2023 | 2,459 |
| 2022 | 2,374 |
| 2021 | 2,198 |
| 2020 | 1,924 |
| 2019 | 1,866 |
| 2018 | 1,605 |
| 2017 | 1,518 |
| 2016 | 1,313 |
| 2015 | 1,140 |
| 2014 | 1,081 |
| 2013 | 1,021 |
| 2012 | 859 |
| 2011 | 696 |
| 2010 | 669 |
| 2009 | 628 |
| 2008 | 549 |
| 2007 | 543 |
| 2006 | 517 |
| 2005 | 470 |
| 2004 | 462 |
| 2003 | 495 |
| 2002 | 472 |
| 2001 | 469 |
| 2000 | 457 |
| 1999 | 463 |
| 1998 | 460 |
| 1997 | 436 |
| 1996 | 473 |
| 1995 | 503 |
| 1994 | 544 |
| 1993 | 531 |
| 1992 | 591 |
| 1991 | 581 |
| 1990 | 594 |
| 1989 | 647 |
| 1988 | 675 |
| 1987 | 662 |
| 1986 | 688 |
| 1985 | 727 |
| 1984 | 797 |
| 1983 | 784 |
| 1982 | 874 |
| 1981 | 869 |
| 1980 | 904 |
| 1979 | 907 |
| 1978 | 924 |
| 1977 | 948 |
| 1976 | 924 |
| 1975 | 884 |
| 1974 | 973 |
| 1973 | 1,008 |
| 1972 | 1,024 |
| 1971 | 1,040 |
| 1970 | 1,222 |
| 1969 | 1,151 |
| 1968 | 1,197 |
| 1967 | 1,198 |
| 1966 | 1,308 |
| 1965 | 1,263 |
| 1964 | 1,482 |
| 1963 | 1,477 |
| 1962 | 1,542 |
| 1961 | 1,558 |
| 1960 | 1,647 |
| 1959 | 1,748 |
| 1958 | 1,932 |
| 1957 | 1,888 |
| 1956 | 2,043 |
| 1955 | 2,141 |
| 1954 | 2,146 |
| 1953 | 2,273 |
| 1952 | 2,377 |
| 1951 | 2,366 |
| 1950 | 2,427 |
| 1949 | 2,425 |
| 1948 | 2,384 |
| 1947 | 2,487 |
| 1946 | 2,339 |
| 1945 | 2,098 |
| 1944 | 2,151 |
| 1943 | 2,451 |
| 1942 | 2,550 |
| 1941 | 2,375 |
| 1940 | 2,318 |
| 1939 | 2,327 |
| 1938 | 2,355 |
| 1937 | 2,325 |
| 1936 | 2,282 |
| 1935 | 2,282 |
| 1934 | 2,306 |
| 1933 | 2,187 |
| 1932 | 2,295 |
| 1931 | 2,245 |
| 1930 | 2,401 |
| 1929 | 2,336 |
| 1928 | 2,460 |
| 1927 | 2,602 |
| 1926 | 2,647 |
| 1925 | 2,636 |
| 1924 | 2,677 |
| 1923 | 2,528 |
| 1922 | 2,521 |
| 1921 | 2,616 |
| 1920 | 2,554 |
| 1919 | 2,250 |
| 1918 | 2,442 |
| 1917 | 2,102 |
| 1916 | 1,954 |
| 1915 | 1,977 |
| 1914 | 1,414 |
| 1913 | 1,160 |
| 1912 | 1,006 |
| 1911 | 540 |
| 1910 | 435 |
| 1909 | 377 |
| 1908 | 327 |
| 1907 | 324 |
| 1906 | 263 |
| 1905 | 274 |
| 1904 | 241 |
| 1903 | 287 |
| 1902 | 248 |
| 1901 | 208 |
| 1900 | 310 |
| 1899 | 188 |
| 1898 | 251 |
| 1897 | 229 |
| 1896 | 235 |
| 1895 | 219 |
| 1894 | 236 |
| 1893 | 211 |
| 1892 | 187 |
| 1891 | 150 |
| 1890 | 197 |
| 1889 | 184 |
| 1888 | 196 |
| 1887 | 147 |
| 1886 | 142 |
| 1885 | 146 |
| 1884 | 150 |
| 1883 | 140 |
| 1882 | 131 |
| 1881 | 121 |
| 1880 | 118 |
Girls named Leon each year since 1880
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The numbers for Leon (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1990 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1989 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1988 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1987 | 7 |
| 1986 | 9 |
| 1985 | 7 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1983 | 10 |
| 1982 | 6 |
| 1981 | 13 |
| 1980 | 14 |
| 1979 | 15 |
| 1978 | 12 |
| 1977 | 12 |
| 1976 | 16 |
| 1975 | 10 |
| 1974 | 7 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1972 | 16 |
| 1971 | 12 |
| 1970 | 10 |
| 1969 | 8 |
| 1968 | 8 |
| 1967 | 9 |
| 1966 | 13 |
| 1965 | 9 |
| 1964 | 16 |
| 1963 | 15 |
| 1962 | 15 |
| 1961 | 17 |
| 1960 | 19 |
| 1959 | 10 |
| 1958 | 10 |
| 1957 | 17 |
| 1956 | 13 |
| 1955 | 17 |
| 1954 | 12 |
| 1953 | 12 |
| 1952 | 8 |
| 1951 | 14 |
| 1950 | 14 |
| 1949 | 11 |
| 1948 | 13 |
| 1947 | 18 |
| 1946 | 7 |
| 1945 | 11 |
| 1944 | 7 |
| 1943 | 11 |
| 1942 | 11 |
| 1941 | 14 |
| 1940 | 13 |
| 1939 | 13 |
| 1938 | 14 |
| 1937 | 22 |
| 1936 | 9 |
| 1935 | 13 |
| 1934 | 19 |
| 1933 | 16 |
| 1932 | 28 |
| 1931 | 27 |
| 1930 | 23 |
| 1929 | 21 |
| 1928 | 26 |
| 1927 | 37 |
| 1926 | 29 |
| 1925 | 27 |
| 1924 | 37 |
| 1923 | 37 |
| 1922 | 31 |
| 1921 | 27 |
| 1920 | 42 |
| 1919 | 34 |
| 1918 | 30 |
| 1917 | 29 |
| 1916 | 27 |
| 1915 | 31 |
| 1914 | 17 |
| 1913 | 16 |
| 1912 | 10 |
| 1911 | 15 |
| 1910 | 17 |
| 1909 | 10 |
| 1908 | 15 |
| 1907 | 9 |
| 1906 | 12 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1904 | 7 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | 11 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1897 | 8 |
| 1896 | 6 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | 5 |
| 1893 | 5 |
| 1892 | 7 |
| 1891 | 6 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.