US rank #9079 Boys' name Peak 2012 124 births

Leeon — #9079 US boys' name

124 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.

1930s52000s52010s782020s36
#9079
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Leeon was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

13 babies were named Leeon in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leeon

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Leeon between 1934 and 2024, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leeon currently holds the #9079 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leeon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Leeon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Leeon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leeon 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 124 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.

Leeon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

124

Since 1934

91 years of records

Peak year

2012

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,079

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1934

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leeon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1934

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
13
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
468101214 202420222020201820152013201120041934 5

Leeon by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
78 births that decade — 63% of Leeon's all-time total
1930s52000s52010s782020s36

Leeon by state

Where Leeon concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Leeon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 4.8%
California share of Leeon's total US births 4.8%

6 of 124 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leeon?
124 babies have been named Leeon since 1934. It currently ranks #9079 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 13 births.
When was Leeon most popular?
Leeon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Leeon most popular?
The top states for the name Leeon are California (6 births).
How long has the name Leeon been used?
Leeon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 91 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leeon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lee, Leeroy, Leeland, Leevi, 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, 1934–2024 (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.