Leo

Given to 262,124 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#5410
recorded as girls
#19
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
8,196
girls 23 · boys 8,173
Peak year
1903
636 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
262,124
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Leo was most popular in 1903, when 636 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 8,173 babies were named Leo, ranking #19 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.534.5618801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1903 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Leo was most popular in 1903, when 636 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 8,173 babies were named Leo, ranking #19 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.534.561880192019602000Peak 1903

Leo was most popular in 1903, when 636 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 8,173 babies were named Leo, ranking #19 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 23 5410 8,173 19
2024 18 6394 7,823 24
2023 28 4746 8,160 18
2022 32 4378 8,293 22
2021 32 4326 7,803 31
2020 31 4358 7,229 36
2019 22 5612 7,504 40
2018 19 6248 6,773 50
2017 17 6808 5,965 62
2016 13 8393 5,299 74
2015 11 9481 4,603 91
2014 16 7302 3,976 97
2013 9 11000 3,511 112
2012 8 12199 2,879 134
2011 6 14824 2,250 167
2010 <5 — 1,946 191
2009 6 15242 1,802 210
2008 6 15405 1,628 228
2007 <5 — 1,531 238
2006 <5 — 1,501 235
2005 7 13010 1,275 258
2004 5 16099 1,239 265
2003 8 11325 1,095 285
2002 6 13595 809 338
2001 <5 — 736 360
2000 <5 — 658 388
1999 <5 — 524 440
1998 <5 — 527 434
1997 <5 — 458 471
1996 <5 — 447 482
1995 5 13386 446 485
1994 <5 — 474 462
1993 6 11780 456 463
1992 <5 — 469 462
1991 <5 — 506 441
1990 <5 — 431 477
1989 5 12362 428 454
1988 6 10386 451 426
1987 7 8778 452 410
1986 <5 — 415 422
1985 5 10677 447 404
1984 <5 — 430 396
1983 7 8047 429 387
1982 6 9237 483 366
1981 6 9110 533 341
1980 <5 — 473 367
1979 <5 — 484 362
1978 7 7649 478 352
1977 5 9652 484 358
1976 7 7296 481 348
1975 7 7173 516 336
1974 <5 — 511 340
1973 8 6080 509 335
1972 7 6558 550 326
1971 7 6619 651 302
1970 6 7070 701 294
1969 <5 — 741 273
1968 5 7016 695 279
1967 8 4982 767 261
1966 <5 — 856 244
1965 6 5817 902 247
1964 9 4636 1,028 233
1963 6 5891 1,016 237
1962 9 4533 1,100 232
1961 <5 — 1,178 230
1960 9 4437 1,204 230
1959 11 3827 1,432 202
1958 9 4193 1,428 195
1957 9 4202 1,511 190
1956 8 4467 1,550 184
1955 9 4069 1,576 175
1954 6 5148 1,613 172
1953 13 3106 1,656 162
1952 6 4908 1,558 171
1951 5 5414 1,658 156
1950 6 4738 1,554 160
1949 10 3393 1,646 153
1948 5 5243 1,718 151
1947 8 4007 1,805 147
1946 13 2739 1,647 147
1945 11 2742 1,582 137
1944 10 2946 1,592 132
1943 11 2861 1,694 133
1942 15 2311 1,800 120
1941 15 2190 1,726 116
1940 15 2109 1,752 112
1939 14 2206 1,842 108
1938 14 2225 1,952 104
1937 13 2317 2,015 97
1936 16 1950 2,017 94
1935 13 2305 2,142 92
1934 19 1771 2,309 86
1933 23 1552 2,352 75
1932 22 1634 2,500 74
1931 39 1148 2,700 69
1930 46 1084 3,035 63
1929 28 1447 3,018 60
1928 44 1147 3,095 61
1927 58 1000 3,536 55
1926 52 1032 3,552 54
1925 53 1037 3,775 54
1924 48 1123 3,990 51
1923 51 1065 3,973 49
1922 50 1078 3,901 51
1921 50 1072 4,066 50
1920 62 921 4,054 48
1919 53 984 3,802 49
1918 62 910 4,036 48
1917 51 978 3,779 47
1916 59 882 3,621 47
1915 48 958 3,527 47
1914 35 1003 2,655 47
1913 26 1067 2,031 48
1912 17 1297 1,654 49
1911 18 1031 844 51
1910 25 859 707 51
1909 19 935 609 49
1908 22 829 584 49
1907 16 945 651 42
1906 11 1154 508 47
1905 14 1011 512 46
1904 19 837 552 42
1903 11 1076 636 37
1902 14 936 551 43
1901 12 961 456 42
1900 17 917 570 46
1899 10 1034 482 43
1898 20 750 588 39
1897 12 931 462 46
1896 22 670 497 47
1895 7 1299 509 41
1894 10 998 515 41
1893 19 662 448 45
1892 14 796 444 49
1891 8 1006 353 51
1890 12 791 393 49
1889 8 950 325 59
1888 10 837 353 57
1887 6 1036 232 73
1886 8 828 240 73
1885 11 658 199 83
1884 6 930 192 84
1883 <5 — 142 95
1882 <5 — 146 99
1881 6 740 122 103
1880 6 738 147 92

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Where Leo is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years