Leo Name Popularity

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How popular is Leo?

Ranking 50th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Leo is popular.

Currently in the top 50, this name has been part of the top 500 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #38 in 1903.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2018 with 6,719 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Leo was 122 in 1881.

Leo, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1883-1888, 1908-1916, and 1999-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1927-1935, 1957-1967, and 1969-1972.

Leo's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Leo be?

Leo's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Leo for their newborn has risen.

The name Leo is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Leo (Girl)		Leo (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		19	6,370	6,719	50
2017		17	6,960	5,950	61
2016		13	8,658	5,287	74
2015		11	9,850	4,594	91
2014		16	7,494	3,966	97
2013		9	11,532	3,505	112
2012		8	12,896	2,876	134
2011		6	15,928	2,248	167
2010		< 5	--	1,942	191
2009		6	16,366	1,800	210
2008		5	19,244	1,625	228
2007		< 5	--	1,530	238
2006		< 5	--	1,501	235
2005		7	13,844	1,272	259
2004		5	17,660	1,239	265
2003		8	11,934	1,095	285
2002		6	14,650	809	339
2001		< 5	--	735	360
2000		< 5	--	657	389
1999		< 5	--	523	441
1998		< 5	--	527	434
1997		< 5	--	457	472
1996		< 5	--	447	482
1995		5	14,752	446	486
1994		< 5	--	474	462
1993		6	12,740	456	465
1992		< 5	--	468	464
1991		< 5	--	506	441
1990		< 5	--	430	477
1989		5	13,591	427	454
1988		6	11,155	449	427
1987		7	9,353	453	410
1986		< 5	--	415	422
1985		5	11,656	447	405
1984		< 5	--	430	395
1983		7	8,576	429	388
1982		6	9,890	484	366
1981		6	9,794	533	341
1980		< 5	--	474	367
1979		< 5	--	483	362
1978		7	8,124	480	352
1977		5	10,507	484	359
1976		7	7,744	481	348
1975		7	7,594	516	336
1974		< 5	--	513	340
1973		8	6,395	508	335
1972		7	6,932	550	327
1971		7	7,007	651	302
1970		6	7,560	703	294
1969		< 5	--	742	273
1968		5	7,635	693	279
1967		8	5,226	768	261
1966		< 5	--	856	244
1965		6	6,183	904	247
1964		9	4,812	1,026	234
1963		6	6,254	1,015	238
1962		9	4,721	1,103	232
1961		< 5	--	1,177	230
1960		9	4,622	1,204	230
1959		11	3,930	1,432	202
1958		9	4,361	1,421	196
1957		8	4,728	1,517	189
1956		9	4,323	1,551	184
1955		9	4,240	1,576	175
1954		6	5,475	1,607	173
1953		13	3,203	1,656	162
1952		6	5,238	1,557	171
1951		5	5,842	1,658	156
1950		6	5,031	1,553	161
1949		10	3,510	1,646	153
1948		5	5,654	1,717	151
1947		8	4,188	1,806	147
1946		13	2,814	1,647	147
1945		11	2,845	1,578	139
1944		10	3,054	1,593	132
1943		11	2,963	1,693	133
1942		15	2,358	1,799	120
1941		15	2,228	1,727	116
1940		15	2,160	1,752	112
1939		14	2,259	1,842	108
1938		14	2,284	1,951	104
1937		13	2,388	2,014	97
1936		16	1,988	2,016	94
1935		13	2,376	2,143	92
1934		19	1,808	2,309	86
1933		23	1,576	2,350	75
1932		22	1,660	2,500	74
1931		39	1,154	2,703	68
1930		46	1,094	3,034	63
1929		28	1,467	3,018	60
1928		44	1,153	3,094	61
1927		58	1,006	3,538	55
1926		52	1,041	3,551	54
1925		53	1,042	3,775	54
1924		48	1,133	3,989	51
1923		51	1,071	3,974	49
1922		50	1,086	3,901	51
1921		50	1,078	4,066	50
1920		62	926	4,054	48
1919		53	992	3,802	49
1918		62	912	4,036	48
1917		51	983	3,779	47
1916		59	883	3,621	47
1915		48	960	3,527	47
1914		35	1,012	2,655	47
1913		26	1,079	2,031	48
1912		17	1,330	1,654	49
1911		18	1,057	844	51
1910		25	868	707	51
1909		19	951	609	49
1908		22	842	584	49
1907		16	969	651	42
1906		11	1,197	508	47
1905		14	1,042	512	46
1904		19	843	552	42
1903		11	1,105	636	38
1902		14	955	551	43
1901		12	983	456	42
1900		17	930	570	46
1899		10	1,063	482	43
1898		20	763	588	39
1897		12	955	462	46
1896		22	675	497	47
1895		7	1,369	509	42
1894		10	1,031	515	42
1893		19	675	448	45
1892		14	817	444	49
1891		8	1,056	353	51
1890		12	807	393	49
1889		8	995	325	59
1888		10	871	353	59
1887		6	1,094	232	74
1886		8	864	240	73
1885		11	679	199	83
1884		6	980	192	84
1883		< 5	--	142	95
1882		< 5	--	146	99
1881		6	790	122	103
1880		6	799	147	93

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.