Is Leon a boy or girl name?
Leon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 2,547 boys were named Leon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.8% of the 181,458 US babies named Leon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #141
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Leon since 1880
- 181,458
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 2,714 babies
Boys and girls named Leon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,475 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 2,103 | 46 | 2.1% |
| 1900s | 2,859 | 83 | 2.8% |
| 1910s | 15,280 | 226 | 1.5% |
| 1920s | 25,577 | 314 | 1.2% |
| 1930s | 23,005 | 184 | 0.8% |
| 1940s | 23,577 | 116 | 0.5% |
| 1950s | 21,342 | 127 | 0.6% |
| 1960s | 13,824 | 129 | 0.9% |
| 1970s | 9,854 | 115 | 1.2% |
| 1980s | 7,625 | 73 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 5,176 | 10 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 5,062 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 11,766 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 11,497 | 13 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,547 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 2,456 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 2,373 | #158 | 7 | #13,007 |
| 2021 | 2,198 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,923 | #196 | 6 | #14,393 |
| 2019 | 1,866 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,605 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,516 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,313 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,140 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,081 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,021 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 859 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 696 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 669 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 628 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 549 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 543 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 517 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 470 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 462 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 495 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 472 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 469 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 457 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 463 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 460 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 436 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 473 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 503 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 544 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 531 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 591 | #388 | 5 | #14,539 |
| 1991 | 581 | #391 | 5 | #14,414 |
| 1990 | 594 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 647 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 675 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 662 | #318 | 7 | #9,355 |
| 1986 | 687 | #299 | 9 | #7,457 |
| 1985 | 727 | #283 | 7 | #8,850 |
| 1984 | 797 | #262 | 7 | #8,688 |
| 1983 | 784 | #264 | 10 | #6,478 |
| 1982 | 873 | #253 | 6 | #9,896 |
| 1981 | 869 | #253 | 13 | #5,442 |
| 1980 | 904 | #248 | 14 | #5,117 |
| 1979 | 907 | #242 | 15 | #4,754 |
| 1978 | 924 | #228 | 12 | #5,390 |
| 1977 | 948 | #229 | 12 | #5,381 |
| 1976 | 924 | #221 | 16 | #4,069 |
| 1975 | 884 | #233 | 10 | #5,777 |
| 1974 | 973 | #219 | 7 | #7,316 |
| 1973 | 1,007 | #217 | 5 | #9,143 |
| 1972 | 1,025 | #218 | 16 | #3,809 |
| 1971 | 1,041 | #227 | 12 | #4,705 |
| 1970 | 1,221 | #207 | 10 | #5,256 |
| 1969 | 1,151 | #213 | 8 | #5,738 |
| 1968 | 1,197 | #196 | 8 | #5,413 |
| 1967 | 1,198 | #195 | 9 | #4,814 |
| 1966 | 1,308 | #187 | 13 | #3,665 |
| 1965 | 1,263 | #199 | 9 | #4,677 |
| 1964 | 1,482 | #190 | 16 | #3,315 |
| 1963 | 1,477 | #201 | 15 | #3,407 |
| 1962 | 1,542 | #195 | 15 | #3,362 |
| 1961 | 1,559 | #194 | 17 | #3,131 |
| 1960 | 1,647 | #189 | 19 | #2,867 |
| 1959 | 1,748 | #176 | 10 | #4,171 |
| 1958 | 1,932 | #163 | 10 | #4,076 |
| 1957 | 1,888 | #166 | 17 | #2,880 |
| 1956 | 2,043 | #154 | 13 | #3,428 |
| 1955 | 2,142 | #143 | 17 | #2,789 |
| 1954 | 2,145 | #140 | 12 | #3,412 |
| 1953 | 2,273 | #137 | 12 | #3,375 |
| 1952 | 2,377 | #124 | 8 | #4,316 |
| 1951 | 2,366 | #122 | 14 | #2,877 |
| 1950 | 2,428 | #119 | 14 | #2,842 |
| 1949 | 2,425 | #121 | 11 | #3,292 |
| 1948 | 2,383 | #119 | 13 | #2,895 |
| 1947 | 2,488 | #117 | 18 | #2,404 |
| 1946 | 2,338 | #113 | 7 | #4,231 |
| 1945 | 2,098 | #111 | 11 | #2,847 |
| 1944 | 2,151 | #108 | 7 | #3,906 |
| 1943 | 2,451 | #103 | 11 | #2,965 |
| 1942 | 2,550 | #93 | 11 | #2,914 |
| 1941 | 2,375 | #93 | 14 | #2,322 |
| 1940 | 2,318 | #89 | 13 | #2,368 |
| 1939 | 2,327 | #86 | 13 | #2,363 |
| 1938 | 2,355 | #85 | 14 | #2,286 |
| 1937 | 2,325 | #85 | 22 | #1,663 |
| 1936 | 2,282 | #82 | 9 | #2,990 |
| 1935 | 2,282 | #86 | 13 | #2,377 |
| 1934 | 2,306 | #87 | 19 | #1,810 |
| 1933 | 2,187 | #85 | 16 | #2,008 |
| 1932 | 2,295 | #83 | 28 | #1,438 |
| 1931 | 2,245 | #84 | 27 | #1,441 |
| 1930 | 2,401 | #81 | 23 | #1,684 |
| 1929 | 2,336 | #81 | 21 | #1,793 |
| 1928 | 2,460 | #81 | 26 | #1,618 |
| 1927 | 2,602 | #78 | 37 | #1,317 |
| 1926 | 2,647 | #73 | 29 | #1,524 |
| 1925 | 2,636 | #76 | 27 | #1,630 |
| 1924 | 2,677 | #76 | 37 | #1,342 |
| 1923 | 2,528 | #77 | 37 | #1,293 |
| 1922 | 2,521 | #77 | 31 | #1,487 |
| 1921 | 2,616 | #74 | 27 | #1,647 |
| 1920 | 2,554 | #75 | 42 | #1,181 |
| 1919 | 2,250 | #80 | 34 | #1,339 |
| 1918 | 2,442 | #77 | 30 | #1,431 |
| 1917 | 2,102 | #82 | 29 | #1,392 |
| 1916 | 1,954 | #85 | 27 | #1,425 |
| 1915 | 1,977 | #82 | 31 | #1,273 |
| 1914 | 1,414 | #85 | 17 | #1,634 |
| 1913 | 1,160 | #81 | 16 | #1,498 |
| 1912 | 1,006 | #79 | 10 | #1,916 |
| 1911 | 540 | #77 | 15 | #1,209 |
| 1910 | 435 | #81 | 17 | #1,094 |
| 1909 | 377 | #80 | 10 | #1,422 |
| 1908 | 327 | #84 | 15 | #1,066 |
| 1907 | 324 | #80 | 9 | #1,459 |
| 1906 | 263 | #87 | 12 | #1,131 |
| 1905 | 274 | #87 | 9 | #1,366 |
| 1904 | 241 | #90 | 7 | #1,573 |
| 1903 | 287 | #76 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 248 | #86 | 11 | #1,102 |
| 1901 | 208 | #87 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 310 | #85 | 10 | #1,275 |
| 1899 | 188 | #93 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 251 | #83 | 9 | #1,220 |
| 1897 | 229 | #81 | 8 | #1,216 |
| 1896 | 235 | #86 | 6 | #1,498 |
| 1895 | 219 | #87 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 236 | #84 | 5 | #1,601 |
| 1893 | 211 | #88 | 5 | #1,545 |
| 1892 | 187 | #101 | 7 | #1,225 |
| 1891 | 150 | #104 | 6 | #1,278 |
| 1890 | 197 | #87 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 184 | #94 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 196 | #90 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 147 | #99 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 142 | #109 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 146 | #99 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 150 | #103 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 140 | #97 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 131 | #114 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 121 | #104 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 118 | #114 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Leon reached #73 in 1926. As a girl name, it reached #1,066 in 1908. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Leon
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.