Leon

Given to 184,074 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +46% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#138
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
2,583
boys 2,583
Peak year
1918
2,442 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
184,074
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), 1880–2025Leon was most popular in 1918, when 2,442 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,583 babies were named Leon, ranking #138 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 46%.00.751.52.25318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1918 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Leon was most popular in 1918, when 2,442 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,583 babies were named Leon, ranking #138 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 46%.00.751.52.2531880192019602000Peak 1918

Leon was most popular in 1918, when 2,442 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,583 babies were named Leon, ranking #138 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 46%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 2,583 138
2024 <5 — 2,572 141
2023 <5 — 2,459 148
2022 7 12243 2,374 158
2021 <5 — 2,198 177
2020 6 13453 1,924 196
2019 <5 — 1,866 208
2018 <5 — 1,605 238
2017 <5 — 1,518 244
2016 <5 — 1,313 277
2015 <5 — 1,140 314
2014 <5 — 1,081 321
2013 <5 — 1,021 324
2012 <5 — 859 356
2011 <5 — 696 406
2010 <5 — 669 417
2009 <5 — 628 445
2008 <5 — 549 499
2007 <5 — 543 488
2006 <5 — 517 502
2005 <5 — 470 524
2004 <5 — 462 520
2003 <5 — 495 497
2002 <5 — 472 487
2001 <5 — 469 490
2000 <5 — 457 499
1999 <5 — 463 480
1998 <5 — 460 476
1997 <5 — 436 489
1996 <5 — 473 458
1995 <5 — 503 452
1994 <5 — 544 421
1993 <5 — 531 425
1992 5 13317 591 388
1991 5 13147 581 391
1990 <5 — 594 390
1989 <5 — 647 351
1988 <5 — 675 320
1987 7 8778 662 318
1986 9 7134 688 299
1985 7 8318 727 283
1984 7 8153 797 262
1983 10 6212 784 263
1982 6 9237 874 252
1981 13 5254 869 252
1980 14 4978 904 248
1979 15 4626 907 242
1978 12 5214 924 228
1977 12 5213 948 228
1976 16 3963 924 221
1975 10 5516 884 233
1974 7 6900 973 218
1973 5 8423 1,008 217
1972 16 3714 1,024 218
1971 12 4534 1,040 227
1970 10 5061 1,222 207
1969 8 5456 1,151 213
1968 8 5147 1,197 196
1967 9 4625 1,198 195
1966 13 3558 1,308 187
1965 9 4494 1,263 199
1964 16 3244 1,482 190
1963 15 3336 1,477 201
1962 15 3293 1,542 196
1961 17 3060 1,558 194
1960 19 2820 1,647 189
1959 10 4031 1,748 176
1958 10 3925 1,932 163
1957 17 2823 1,888 166
1956 13 3321 2,043 153
1955 17 2725 2,141 143
1954 12 3325 2,146 140
1953 12 3269 2,273 137
1952 8 4123 2,377 124
1951 14 2810 2,366 122
1950 14 2781 2,427 119
1949 11 3176 2,425 121
1948 13 2828 2,384 119
1947 18 2354 2,487 117
1946 7 3994 2,339 113
1945 11 2742 2,098 111
1944 7 3687 2,151 108
1943 11 2861 2,451 103
1942 11 2817 2,550 93
1941 14 2272 2,375 93
1940 13 2297 2,318 89
1939 13 2300 2,327 86
1938 14 2225 2,355 85
1937 22 1630 2,325 85
1936 9 2857 2,282 82
1935 13 2305 2,282 86
1934 19 1771 2,306 87
1933 16 1970 2,187 85
1932 28 1421 2,295 83
1931 27 1421 2,245 84
1930 23 1661 2,401 81
1929 21 1766 2,336 81
1928 26 1589 2,460 81
1927 37 1303 2,602 78
1926 29 1514 2,647 73
1925 27 1609 2,636 76
1924 37 1328 2,677 76
1923 37 1283 2,528 77
1922 31 1464 2,521 77
1921 27 1625 2,616 74
1920 42 1171 2,554 75
1919 34 1325 2,250 80
1918 30 1411 2,442 77
1917 29 1377 2,102 82
1916 27 1408 1,954 85
1915 31 1258 1,977 82
1914 17 1603 1,414 85
1913 16 1465 1,160 81
1912 10 1844 1,006 79
1911 15 1171 540 77
1910 17 1069 435 81
1909 10 1369 377 80
1908 15 1044 327 84
1907 9 1384 324 80
1906 12 1101 263 87
1905 9 1298 274 87
1904 7 1486 241 90
1903 <5 — 287 76
1902 11 1075 248 86
1901 <5 — 208 87
1900 10 1231 310 85
1899 <5 — 188 93
1898 9 1171 251 83
1897 8 1167 229 81
1896 6 1416 235 86
1895 <5 — 219 87
1894 5 1485 236 84
1893 5 1437 211 88
1892 7 1171 187 100
1891 6 1213 150 104
1890 <5 — 197 86
1889 <5 — 184 94
1888 <5 — 196 90
1887 <5 — 147 99
1886 <5 — 142 109
1885 <5 — 146 99
1884 <5 — 150 102
1883 <5 — 140 97
1882 <5 — 131 114
1881 <5 — 121 104
1880 <5 — 118 114

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Other spellings

Leone · 6,637 Leeon · 133

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Where Leon is most popular

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

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