Leonardo

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #13,592 · #91 for boys in 2025, 3,789 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
2022 · 4,367 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
10 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
96,066
since 1885

Leonardo over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#913,789
2024#843,966
2023#844,030
2022#13,5926#754,367
2021#874,105
2020#864,104
2019#13,7996#864,427
2018#934,223
2017#974,131
2016#964,325
2015#16,4195#1033,823
2014#16,5135#1143,450
2013#1312,909
2012#12,1998#1522,684
2011#1492,641
2010#13,4487#1502,617
2009#1642,368
2008#17,5045#1682,346
2007#1642,527
2006#1832,187
2005#13,0107#1862,146
2004#9,89210#1951,964
2003#2111,708
2002#15,4325#2301,460
2001#11,0208#2341,453
2000#10,7458#2531,331
1999#14,4115#2541,231
1998#14,1225#2571,160
1997#357707
1996#401585
1995#401570
1994#378621
1993#11,7806#368643
1992#7,06712#381601
1991#11,5096#374612
1990#12,9585#415555
1989#477398
1988#486356
1987#11,3255#498320
1986#10,9125#496310
1985#502301
1984#489295
1983#514266
1982#8,2247#480314
1981#491290
1980#449344
1979#500277
1978#529243
1977#512256
1976#502255
1975#9,0675#480277
1974#488268
1973#525223
1972#500249
1971#539221
1970#573198
1969#630157
1968#631144
1967#608152
1966#590162
1965#665124
1964#679129
1963#667137
1962#651141
1961#640149
1960#752105
1959#691122
1958#721106
1957#78990
1956#80985
1955#78686
1954#73596
1953#78682
1952#77582
1951#87464
1950#83666
1949#85664
1948#93355
1947#98452
1946#80967
1945#79161
1944#83257
1943#96948
1942#1,05441
1941#98742
1940#1,03139
1939#1,01539
1938#1,04338
1937#1,09435
1936#1,06836
1935#80359
1934#88850
1933#94644
1932#1,00443
1931#1,05041
1930#1,06942
1929#85959
1928#96350
1927#85862
1926#85560
1925#1,10840
1924#1,02048
1923#1,00848
1922#1,04645
1921#1,05844
1920#96052
1919#1,09739
1918#1,07940
1917#1,03340
1916#1,33526
1915#1,37224
1914#1,00331
1913#1,25617
1912#1,26814
1911#92513
1910#92812
1909#84012
1908#1,3735
1907#1,0947
1906
1905#9198
1904
1903
1902#1,0136
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1885#9365
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First appearance
1885

The first year at least five boys were named Leonardo! It came in at #936, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1885–1901, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Leonardo is popular in 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedNHWashington: #444 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,498 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMNIllinois: #316 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,365 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMINew York: #331 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 2,688 boysNYMassachusetts: #213 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,977 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedRIOregon: #360 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,281 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #720 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 13,375 boysPANew Jersey: #346 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,142 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #208 for boys · 238 births · 1 in 1,209 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedDEArizona: #261 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,600 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedALGeorgia: #606 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,081 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Leonardo, so not publishedHITexas: #243 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 1,321 boysTXFlorida: #421 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,561 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#208 · 1 in 1,209
  2. Massachusetts#213 · 1 in 1,977
  3. Texas#243 · 1 in 1,321
  4. Arizona#261 · 1 in 1,600
  5. Illinois#316 · 1 in 2,365

Best ever in a state: #18 in Nevada, 2020.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#2082381 in 1,209
Massachusetts#213211 in 1,977
Texas#2431161 in 1,321
Arizona#261191 in 1,600
Illinois#316371 in 2,365
New York#331501 in 2,688
New Jersey#346171 in 3,142
Oregon#36061 in 3,281
Florida#421251 in 3,561
Washington#44481 in 4,498
Georgia#60681 in 6,081
Pennsylvania#72061 in 13,375
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Leonardo
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 7 spots since 2024 (#84#91)
  • 5 spots since 2020 (#86#91)
  • 12 spots since 2015 (#103#91)
  • Biggest jump: 533 spots in 1909 (#1,373#840)
  • Biggest drop: 343 spots in 1912 (#925#1,268)
Rise & fade · boys
137 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1885
  • Peaked 2022 at #75 (4,367 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 10 yrs · run 2016–2025
  • Top 1,000: 97 yrs · run 1943–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 400
  • Highest: 1 in 400 boys born in 2022 were named Leonardo (0.25%)
  • Latest: 1 in 451 boys born in 2025 (0.22%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 36.7% of all boys named Leonardo (35,230) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#936 (1885)#936
1890s0
1900s38#840 (1909)#1,048
1910s256#925 (1911)#1,130
1920s508#855 (1926)#974
1930s427#803 (1935)#998
1940s526#791 (1945)#925
1950s879#691 (1959)#780
1960s1,400#590 (1966)#651
1970s2,467#480 (1975)#515
1980s3,194#449 (1980)#488
1990s7,285#254 (1999)#359
2000s19,490#164 (2007)#199
2010s35,230#86 (2019)#117
2020s24,361#75 (2022)#85

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Leonardo in 1991

girls
#11,509
6 births · 1 in 312,501 girls
boys
#374
612 births · 1 in 3,301 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #11,509Leonardo6

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #374Leonardo612
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 312,501 of them was named Leonardo, which outranked 25.6% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leonardo
  1. #10,271Zanna7
  2. #10,271Zonia7
  3. #10,271Zykia7
  4. #11,509Leonardo6
  5. #11,509Aamber6
  6. #11,509Abagael6
  7. #11,509Abbagail6
  8. #13,147Aaminah5
  9. #13,147Abegail5
  10. #13,147Abraham5

Tied with 1,637 names at #11,509; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. 1,600Rebeccah#2,600#1,000
  2. 1,221Ieshia#1,938#717
  3. 1,135Miriah#2,081#946
  4. 861Alexus#1,813#952
  5. 676Chynna#1,512#836
Fallers
  1. 568Infant#432#1,000
  2. 510Lakeshia#897#1,407
  3. 466Latifah#701#1,167
  4. 432Martika#757#1,189
  5. 416Cecily#575#991

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 3,301 of them was named Leonardo, which outranked 96.1% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Leonardo
  1. #371Forrest620
  2. #372Simon619
  3. #373Ismael615
  4. #374Leonardo612
  5. #375Elliot608
  6. #376Rashad605
  7. #377Allan601
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. 4,462Devante#5,382#920
  2. 1,656Unnamed#2,628#972
  3. 1,496Jaleel#2,373#877
  4. 811Gunnar#1,516#705
  5. 672Dijon#1,587#915
Fallers
  1. 1,000Arsenio#744#1,744
  2. 773Brittany#995#1,768
  3. 281Infant#389#670
  4. 281Jarret#881#1,162
  5. 273Elton#963#1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1991