Leon
Boy name · Latin origin
Leon meaning
lion
Leon at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Latin
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #141 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- lion
- nature
Leon popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #114 | 118 |
| 1890 | #86 | 197 |
| 1900 | #85 | 310 |
| 1910 | #81 | 435 |
| 1920 | #75 | 2,554 |
| 1926 | #73 | 2,647 |
| 1930 | #81 | 2,401 |
| 1940 | #89 | 2,318 |
| 1950 | #119 | 2,428 |
| 1960 | #189 | 1,647 |
| 1970 | #207 | 1,221 |
| 1980 | #248 | 904 |
| 1990 | #390 | 594 |
| 2000 | #499 | 457 |
| 2010 | #417 | 669 |
| 2020 | #196 | 1,923 |
| 2024 | #141 | 2,547 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #114 | 118 |
| 1881 | #104 | 121 |
| 1882 | #114 | 131 |
| 1883 | #97 | 140 |
| 1884 | #102 | 150 |
| 1885 | #99 | 146 |
| 1886 | #109 | 142 |
| 1887 | #99 | 147 |
| 1888 | #90 | 196 |
| 1889 | #94 | 184 |
| 1890 | #86 | 197 |
| 1891 | #104 | 150 |
| 1892 | #100 | 187 |
| 1893 | #88 | 211 |
| 1894 | #84 | 236 |
| 1895 | #87 | 219 |
| 1896 | #86 | 235 |
| 1897 | #81 | 229 |
| 1898 | #83 | 251 |
| 1899 | #93 | 188 |
| 1900 | #85 | 310 |
| 1901 | #87 | 208 |
| 1902 | #86 | 248 |
| 1903 | #76 | 287 |
| 1904 | #90 | 241 |
| 1905 | #87 | 274 |
| 1906 | #87 | 263 |
| 1907 | #80 | 324 |
| 1908 | #84 | 327 |
| 1909 | #80 | 377 |
| 1910 | #81 | 435 |
| 1911 | #77 | 540 |
| 1912 | #79 | 1,006 |
| 1913 | #81 | 1,160 |
| 1914 | #85 | 1,414 |
| 1915 | #82 | 1,977 |
| 1916 | #85 | 1,954 |
| 1917 | #82 | 2,102 |
| 1918 | #77 | 2,442 |
| 1919 | #80 | 2,250 |
| 1920 | #75 | 2,554 |
| 1921 | #74 | 2,616 |
| 1922 | #77 | 2,521 |
| 1923 | #77 | 2,528 |
| 1924 | #76 | 2,677 |
| 1925 | #76 | 2,636 |
| 1926 | #73 | 2,647 |
| 1927 | #78 | 2,602 |
| 1928 | #81 | 2,460 |
| 1929 | #81 | 2,336 |
| 1930 | #81 | 2,401 |
| 1931 | #84 | 2,245 |
| 1932 | #83 | 2,295 |
| 1933 | #85 | 2,187 |
| 1934 | #87 | 2,306 |
| 1935 | #86 | 2,282 |
| 1936 | #82 | 2,282 |
| 1937 | #85 | 2,325 |
| 1938 | #85 | 2,355 |
| 1939 | #86 | 2,327 |
| 1940 | #89 | 2,318 |
| 1941 | #93 | 2,375 |
| 1942 | #93 | 2,550 |
| 1943 | #103 | 2,451 |
| 1944 | #108 | 2,151 |
| 1945 | #111 | 2,098 |
| 1946 | #113 | 2,338 |
| 1947 | #117 | 2,488 |
| 1948 | #119 | 2,383 |
| 1949 | #121 | 2,425 |
| 1950 | #119 | 2,428 |
| 1951 | #122 | 2,366 |
| 1952 | #124 | 2,377 |
| 1953 | #137 | 2,273 |
| 1954 | #140 | 2,145 |
| 1955 | #143 | 2,142 |
| 1956 | #154 | 2,043 |
| 1957 | #166 | 1,888 |
| 1958 | #163 | 1,932 |
| 1959 | #176 | 1,748 |
| 1960 | #189 | 1,647 |
| 1961 | #194 | 1,559 |
| 1962 | #195 | 1,542 |
| 1963 | #201 | 1,477 |
| 1964 | #190 | 1,482 |
| 1965 | #199 | 1,263 |
| 1966 | #187 | 1,308 |
| 1967 | #195 | 1,198 |
| 1968 | #196 | 1,197 |
| 1969 | #213 | 1,151 |
| 1970 | #207 | 1,221 |
| 1971 | #227 | 1,041 |
| 1972 | #218 | 1,025 |
| 1973 | #217 | 1,007 |
| 1974 | #218 | 973 |
| 1975 | #233 | 884 |
| 1976 | #221 | 924 |
| 1977 | #228 | 948 |
| 1978 | #228 | 924 |
| 1979 | #242 | 907 |
| 1980 | #248 | 904 |
| 1981 | #252 | 869 |
| 1982 | #253 | 873 |
| 1983 | #264 | 784 |
| 1984 | #262 | 797 |
| 1985 | #283 | 727 |
| 1986 | #299 | 687 |
| 1987 | #318 | 662 |
| 1988 | #320 | 675 |
| 1989 | #351 | 647 |
| 1990 | #390 | 594 |
| 1991 | #391 | 581 |
| 1992 | #388 | 591 |
| 1993 | #425 | 531 |
| 1994 | #421 | 544 |
| 1995 | #452 | 503 |
| 1996 | #458 | 473 |
| 1997 | #489 | 436 |
| 1998 | #476 | 460 |
| 1999 | #480 | 463 |
| 2000 | #499 | 457 |
| 2001 | #490 | 469 |
| 2002 | #488 | 472 |
| 2003 | #497 | 495 |
| 2004 | #520 | 462 |
| 2005 | #524 | 470 |
| 2006 | #502 | 517 |
| 2007 | #488 | 543 |
| 2008 | #499 | 549 |
| 2009 | #445 | 628 |
| 2010 | #417 | 669 |
| 2011 | #406 | 696 |
| 2012 | #356 | 859 |
| 2013 | #324 | 1,021 |
| 2014 | #321 | 1,081 |
| 2015 | #314 | 1,140 |
| 2016 | #277 | 1,313 |
| 2017 | #244 | 1,516 |
| 2018 | #238 | 1,605 |
| 2019 | #208 | 1,866 |
| 2020 | #196 | 1,923 |
| 2021 | #177 | 2,198 |
| 2022 | #158 | 2,373 |
| 2023 | #148 | 2,456 |
| 2024 | #141 | 2,547 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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