Leon Name Popularity

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How popular is Leon?

Ranking 238th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Leon is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 250, 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 #73 in 1926.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1924 with 2,676 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Leon was 118 in 1880.

Leon, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1891-1894, 1897-1900, 1906-1918, and 2011-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1954-1959, and 1962-1965.

Leon's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Leon be?

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

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

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		Leon (Girl)		Leon (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	1,595	238
2017		< 5	--	1,510	245
2016		< 5	--	1,309	276
2015		< 5	--	1,136	314
2014		< 5	--	1,078	321
2013		< 5	--	1,015	325
2012		< 5	--	859	356
2011		< 5	--	694	407
2010		< 5	--	669	417
2009		< 5	--	626	445
2008		< 5	--	548	499
2007		< 5	--	543	488
2006		< 5	--	515	502
2005		< 5	--	470	524
2004		< 5	--	462	520
2003		< 5	--	494	497
2002		< 5	--	471	491
2001		< 5	--	467	491
2000		< 5	--	456	501
1999		< 5	--	463	480
1998		< 5	--	460	476
1997		< 5	--	436	489
1996		< 5	--	473	458
1995		< 5	--	503	452
1994		< 5	--	544	421
1993		< 5	--	531	425
1992		5	14,539	591	388
1991		5	14,412	580	391
1990		< 5	--	595	390
1989		< 5	--	647	351
1988		< 5	--	675	320
1987		7	9,354	662	318
1986		9	7,454	687	299
1985		7	8,848	727	283
1984		7	8,683	797	262
1983		10	6,478	784	265
1982		6	9,891	873	253
1981		13	5,442	869	253
1980		14	5,111	903	248
1979		15	4,750	907	242
1978		12	5,388	925	228
1977		12	5,379	949	229
1976		16	4,068	926	221
1975		10	5,775	883	234
1974		7	7,314	973	219
1973		5	9,141	1,007	217
1972		16	3,809	1,025	218
1971		12	4,703	1,043	227
1970		10	5,253	1,222	207
1969		8	5,736	1,151	213
1968		8	5,408	1,197	196
1967		9	4,807	1,198	195
1966		13	3,663	1,309	187
1965		9	4,675	1,265	199
1964		16	3,312	1,483	190
1963		15	3,408	1,476	201
1962		15	3,361	1,540	195
1961		17	3,126	1,557	194
1960		19	2,868	1,646	189
1959		10	4,171	1,746	176
1958		10	4,069	1,939	162
1957		17	2,878	1,883	166
1956		13	3,428	2,038	154
1955		17	2,787	2,144	143
1954		12	3,412	2,142	141
1953		12	3,376	2,275	137
1952		8	4,314	2,376	124
1951		14	2,876	2,369	122
1950		14	2,842	2,432	119
1949		11	3,292	2,424	121
1948		13	2,895	2,381	119
1947		18	2,405	2,490	117
1946		7	4,230	2,338	113
1945		11	2,846	2,098	111
1944		7	3,906	2,153	108
1943		11	2,964	2,452	103
1942		11	2,912	2,548	93
1941		14	2,323	2,374	93
1940		13	2,368	2,317	89
1939		13	2,363	2,328	86
1938		14	2,285	2,354	85
1937		22	1,663	2,326	85
1936		9	2,989	2,281	82
1935		13	2,377	2,283	86
1934		19	1,809	2,303	87
1933		16	2,008	2,189	85
1932		28	1,438	2,296	83
1931		27	1,441	2,246	84
1930		23	1,685	2,400	81
1929		21	1,793	2,335	81
1928		26	1,618	2,461	81
1927		37	1,318	2,601	78
1926		29	1,524	2,646	73
1925		27	1,630	2,638	76
1924		37	1,342	2,676	76
1923		37	1,293	2,528	77
1922		31	1,487	2,520	77
1921		27	1,647	2,618	74
1920		42	1,181	2,554	75
1919		34	1,339	2,250	80
1918		30	1,431	2,442	77
1917		29	1,392	2,102	82
1916		27	1,425	1,954	85
1915		31	1,273	1,977	82
1914		17	1,634	1,414	85
1913		16	1,498	1,160	81
1912		10	1,916	1,006	79
1911		15	1,209	540	77
1910		17	1,094	435	81
1909		10	1,422	377	80
1908		15	1,066	327	84
1907		9	1,459	324	80
1906		12	1,131	263	87
1905		9	1,366	274	87
1904		7	1,573	241	90
1903		< 5	--	287	76
1902		11	1,102	248	86
1901		< 5	--	208	87
1900		10	1,275	310	85
1899		< 5	--	188	93
1898		9	1,220	251	83
1897		8	1,216	229	81
1896		6	1,498	235	86
1895		< 5	--	219	87
1894		5	1,601	236	84
1893		5	1,545	211	88
1892		7	1,225	187	101
1891		6	1,278	150	104
1890		< 5	--	197	87
1889		< 5	--	184	94
1888		< 5	--	196	90
1887		< 5	--	147	99
1886		< 5	--	142	109
1885		< 5	--	146	99
1884		< 5	--	150	103
1883		< 5	--	140	97
1882		< 5	--	131	114
1881		< 5	--	121	104
1880		< 5	--	118	114

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.