Leno — #12368 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Leno

The Social Security Administration has registered 651 babies named Leno between 1909 and 2024, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leno currently holds the #12368 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leno performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 190 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Leno shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Leno in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leno 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 651 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.