Recorded 1912–1976 Boys' name Peak 1921 201 births

Lealon — boys' name

201 babies named Lealon in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s281920s481930s621940s311950s121960s101970s10
1930s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Lealon was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

14 babies were named Lealon in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lealon

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Lealon between 1912 and 1976, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lealon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lealon performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lealon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lealon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lealon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 201 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lealon at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

201

Since 1912

65 years of records

Peak year

1921

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1912

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 1976

Lealon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1912

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1921)
14
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
46810121416 19761959194219351931192419191912 6

Lealon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
62 births that decade — 31% of Lealon's all-time total
1910s281920s481930s621940s311950s121960s101970s10

Lealon by state

Where Lealon concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lealon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
6 3.0%
Oklahoma share of Lealon's total US births 3.0%

6 of 201 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lealon?
201 babies have been named Lealon since 1912. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1921 with 14 births.
When was Lealon most popular?
Lealon was most popular in the 1930s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Lealon most popular?
The top states for the name Lealon are Oklahoma (6 births).
How long has the name Lealon been used?
Lealon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 65 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Lealon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leandro, Leander, Leamon, Leandre, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.