Leonard Name Popularity

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How popular is Leonard?

Ranking 633rd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Leonard is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #37 in 1923.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1921 with 5,651 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Leonard was 200 in 1883.

Leonard, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1895-1898, 1910-1920, 1939-1942, and 1944-1947, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1971-1974, and 1990-1995.

Leonard's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Leonard be?

Leonard's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Leonard for their newborn has risen.

The name Leonard still has a solid footing and has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Leonard has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Leonard (Girl)		Leonard (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	415	633
2017		< 5	--	435	603
2016		< 5	--	450	599
2015		< 5	--	398	652
2014		< 5	--	385	665
2013		< 5	--	348	688
2012		< 5	--	338	702
2011		< 5	--	326	702
2010		< 5	--	388	626
2009		< 5	--	323	727
2008		< 5	--	400	620
2007		< 5	--	356	672
2006		< 5	--	383	620
2005		< 5	--	384	590
2004		< 5	--	385	579
2003		< 5	--	401	559
2002		< 5	--	396	562
2001		< 5	--	435	519
2000		< 5	--	451	508
1999		< 5	--	479	474
1998		< 5	--	471	471
1997		< 5	--	454	474
1996		< 5	--	547	415
1995		< 5	--	528	433
1994		< 5	--	645	369
1993		< 5	--	672	350
1992		< 5	--	777	326
1991		< 5	--	832	312
1990		< 5	--	863	293
1989		7	10,344	913	270
1988		< 5	--	910	258
1987		9	7,728	966	242
1986		11	6,395	901	249
1985		12	5,870	954	243
1984		8	7,814	1,053	217
1983		13	5,311	1,103	210
1982		11	6,166	1,202	205
1981		7	8,618	1,191	208
1980		13	5,408	1,277	193
1979		11	5,963	1,263	191
1978		9	6,681	1,314	179
1977		12	5,380	1,302	178
1976		18	3,753	1,309	177
1975		23	3,110	1,432	166
1974		10	5,577	1,469	164
1973		10	5,388	1,666	150
1972		9	5,718	1,717	151
1971		19	3,438	2,038	146
1970		7	6,717	2,295	144
1969		15	3,702	2,263	133
1968		19	3,013	2,259	128
1967		21	2,740	2,413	125
1966		12	3,850	2,456	126
1965		10	4,364	2,714	121
1964		12	3,997	3,070	115
1963		18	3,021	3,050	118
1962		19	2,873	3,150	117
1961		20	2,796	3,425	114
1960		19	2,869	3,634	113
1959		26	2,269	3,737	109
1958		15	3,170	4,013	103
1957		16	2,985	4,328	94
1956		20	2,577	4,374	89
1955		13	3,309	4,258	88
1954		14	3,090	4,487	85
1953		28	1,953	4,419	85
1952		15	2,871	4,617	83
1951		13	3,026	4,737	80
1950		19	2,301	4,581	77
1949		12	3,093	4,549	74
1948		19	2,292	4,782	71
1947		15	2,702	5,158	70
1946		16	2,438	4,699	67
1945		6	4,305	4,122	57
1944		19	2,000	4,185	56
1943		14	2,503	4,614	55
1942		11	2,913	4,371	57
1941		12	2,602	3,984	54
1940		28	1,454	3,815	54
1939		14	2,260	3,713	54
1938		24	1,580	3,667	57
1937		20	1,757	3,478	58
1936		13	2,337	3,715	54
1935		22	1,630	3,806	54
1934		14	2,242	3,835	53
1933		22	1,637	3,955	47
1932		18	1,919	4,102	48
1931		29	1,386	4,275	48
1930		31	1,390	4,661	45
1929		40	1,184	4,827	42
1928		42	1,184	5,134	42
1927		29	1,540	5,311	40
1926		41	1,208	5,402	38
1925		35	1,360	5,465	38
1924		27	1,661	5,602	38
1923		21	1,920	5,485	37
1922		26	1,663	5,407	38
1921		25	1,746	5,651	39
1920		32	1,424	5,511	38
1919		26	1,586	5,010	39
1918		30	1,432	4,980	41
1917		16	2,149	4,694	41
1916		19	1,839	4,328	42
1915		11	2,622	3,993	44
1914		9	2,539	2,923	45
1913		11	1,967	2,276	46
1912		10	1,917	1,928	45
1911		5	2,681	953	46
1910		10	1,577	793	46
1909		< 5	--	665	46
1908		< 5	--	614	48
1907		5	2,232	547	51
1906		6	1,846	492	50
1905		< 5	--	495	47
1904		< 5	--	508	46
1903		< 5	--	448	49
1902		7	1,525	426	52
1901		< 5	--	362	54
1900		< 5	--	465	54
1899		< 5	--	321	60
1898		< 5	--	421	53
1897		< 5	--	310	61
1896		< 5	--	350	60
1895		< 5	--	342	61
1894		< 5	--	343	60
1893		< 5	--	275	69
1892		7	1,226	294	71
1891		< 5	--	235	72
1890		< 5	--	275	67
1889		< 5	--	229	77
1888		< 5	--	225	83
1887		< 5	--	207	79
1886		< 5	--	236	74
1885		< 5	--	204	80
1884		< 5	--	206	83
1883		< 5	--	200	79
1882		< 5	--	231	77
1881		< 5	--	206	72
1880		< 5	--	200	78

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.