Boys' name · since 1934
Leeon
133 babies named Leeon in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,333 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 133
- born since 1934
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Leeon is the #8333 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 133 recorded since 1934.
Leeon has 133 recorded births among boys since 1934, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8333 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2025.
- #15,554 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,333 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 133 born since 1934
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leeon ranks #15,554 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,333 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 133 born since 1934, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,333 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 133
- born since 1934
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leeon's 133 recorded births place it above 65.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Leeon compares
133 30th percentile among 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
Leeon's all-time total is 64% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leeon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 133 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Leeon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leeon's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1934, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leeon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Leeon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (78 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Leeon's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Leeon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 78 births (59% of all-time use).
Leeon by state
Where Leeon concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 4.5% |
6 of 133 births nationwide.
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What to do with Leeon's data
- Leeon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (78 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Leeons (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leeon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~91 yrs)
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, 1934–2025 (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 Leeon 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.