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Leon name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Leon ranks #138 in male records (2,583 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#138 · 2,583 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 11 male records (2,572 to 2,583); rank moved from #141 to #138.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 385 male records (2,198 to 2,583); rank moved from #177 to #138.
Peak year in available data
2025: 2,583 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Leon becoming more popular?

Leon's reported male count increased by 11 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #141 to #138. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Leon. That is not a count of zero.

Leon 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 LeonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,5830201620252020: 6 female records2022: 7 female records2016: 1,313 male records2017: 1,518 male records2018: 1,605 male records2019: 1,866 male records2020: 1,924 male records2021: 2,198 male records2022: 2,374 male records2023: 2,459 male records2024: 2,572 male records2025: 2,583 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
2025——2,583138
2024——2,572141
2023——2,459148
2022713,0172,374158
2021——2,198177
2020614,4031,924196
2019——1,866208
2018——1,605238
2017——1,518244
2016——1,313277

Questions about Leon’s popularity

How common is Leon in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Leon ranks #138 in male records (2,583 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 Leon?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Leon 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 Leon creates a match.

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