US rank #499 Boys' name Peak 2024 10,290 births

Leandro — #499 US boys' name

10,290 babies named Leandro in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s171910s1031920s2061930s2471940s2241950s2431960s3131970s3901980s4381990s6212000s17512010s31492020s2588
#499
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 96% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2024
Single peak year

611 babies were named Leandro in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leandro

The Social Security Administration has registered 10,290 babies named Leandro between 1906 and 2024, spanning 119 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leandro currently holds the #499 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 611 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leandro performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 3,149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Leandro shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,950 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Leandro in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leandro 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 10,290 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.

Leandro at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

10,290

Since 1906

119 years of records

Peak year

2024

611 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#499

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1906

Recorded for 119 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leandro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1906

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
611
Annual births at peak — across 119 years of records
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Leandro by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
3,149 births that decade — 31% of Leandro's all-time total
1900s171910s1031920s2061930s2471940s2241950s2431960s3131970s3901980s4381990s6212000s17512010s31492020s2588

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
1,950 19.0%
#2 California
1,708 16.6%
#3 Florida
915 8.9%
#4 New York
770 7.5%
#5 New Jersey
434 4.2%
#6 Illinois
319 3.1%
#7 Massachusetts
239 2.3%
#8 North Carolina
197 1.9%
Texas share of Leandro's total US births 19.0%
Even split

1,950 of 10,290 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Leandro appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leandro?
10,290 babies have been named Leandro since 1906. It currently ranks #499 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 611 births.
When was Leandro most popular?
Leandro was most popular in the 2010s decade with 3,149 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Leandro most popular?
The top states for the name Leandro are Texas (1,950 births), California (1,708 births), Florida (915 births).
How long has the name Leandro been used?
Leandro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 119 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 1906–2024 (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.