Boys' name · since 1906

Leandro

Leandro has 11,078 recorded births since 1906 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1,135 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#406 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
11,078
born since 1906
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Leandro is the #406 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 11,078 recorded since 1906.

Leandro has 11,078 recorded births among boys since 1906, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #406 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.

  • #1,135 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #406 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 11,078 born since 1906
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leandro ranks #1,135 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #406 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,078 born since 1906, peaking in the 2020s.

#1,135 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#406 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
11,078
born since 1906
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%97%
Leandro vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Leandro's 11,078 recorded births place it above 97.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

38 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Leandro compares

11,078 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Leandro's all-time total is 30x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Leandro Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 11,078 369 358,536
Peak-year births 785 34 22,252

Leandro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Leandro's full recorded timeline at 1966, 89% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 11% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 785 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Leandro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2025)
785
Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
02004006008001,000 190619221937195219671982199720122025 785

Leandro by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (3,376 births, 30% of the file).

2020s was Leandro's strongest decade.

3,376 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Leandro births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 3,376 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Leandro compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Leandro's total volume

Leandro vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 1.9%-122, 2%-69, 4.4%-29, 8.8%-66, 5.8%-124, 2.3%-146, 6.4%-113, 5.7%-67, 6.2%-69, 17.2%-146, 2.1%-146, 7.7%-138, 2.1%-122, 5.3%-77, 5.5%Leandro-120, 7.1%Leandro
Leandro vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Leandro by state

Where Leandro concentrates geographically, total births since 1906

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Leandro
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
2,105 19.0%
#2 California
1,843 16.6%
#3 Florida
973 8.8%
#4 New York
804 7.3%
#5 New Jersey
476 4.3%
#6 Illinois
341 3.1%
#7 Massachusetts
251 2.3%
#8 North Carolina
230 2.1%
Texas share of Leandro's total US births 19.0%
Even split

2,105 of 11,078 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.

Leandro appears in 38 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leandro? ▼
11,078 babies have been named Leandro since 1906. All-time, it sits at #1,135 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #406 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 785 births.
Where does Leandro sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leandro ranks #1,135 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #406 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Leandro most popular? ▼
Leandro was most popular in the 2020s decade with 3,376 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Leandro most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Leandro are Texas (2,105 births), California (1,843 births), Florida (973 births).
How long has the name Leandro been used? ▼
Records for Leandro go back to 1906, giving 120 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Leandro? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leander, Leamon, Leandre, Leandrew, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Leandro's data

  • Texas records the most Leandros (2,105 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Leandro

Nearby Names Like Leandro

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Leandro

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Leandro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1906–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Leandro draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.