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Leo name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Leo ranks #19 in male records (8,173 reported) and #5,492 in female records (23 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Leo becoming more popular?

Leo's reported male count increased by 350 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #24 to #19. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Leo in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for LeoFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.8,2930201620252016: 13 female records2017: 17 female records2018: 19 female records2019: 22 female records2020: 31 female records2021: 32 female records2022: 32 female records2023: 28 female records2024: 18 female records2025: 23 female records2016: 5,299 male records2017: 5,965 male records2018: 6,773 male records2019: 7,504 male records2020: 7,229 male records2021: 7,803 male records2022: 8,293 male records2023: 8,160 male records2024: 7,823 male records2025: 8,173 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025235,4928,17319
2024186,5507,82324
2023284,8188,16018
2022324,4238,29322
2021324,3737,80331
2020314,4057,22936
2019225,7237,50440
2018196,4106,77350
2017176,9795,96562
2016138,6795,29974

Questions about Leo’s popularity

How common is Leo in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Leo ranks #19 in male records (8,173 reported) and #5,492 in female records (23 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Leo?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Leo only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Leo creates a match.

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