Recorded 1915–1986 Boys' name Peak 1935 458 births

Leodis — boys' name

458 babies named Leodis in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s401930s921940s1021950s1001960s551970s421980s15
1940s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Leodis was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

15 babies were named Leodis in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leodis

The Social Security Administration has registered 458 babies named Leodis between 1915 and 1986, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leodis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leodis performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Leodis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 61 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Leodis in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leodis 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 458 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.

Leodis at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

458

Since 1915

72 years of records

Peak year

1935

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1915

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 1986

Leodis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1915

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1935)
15
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
05101520 198619711962195519481941193419231915 7

Leodis by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
102 births that decade — 22% of Leodis's all-time total
1910s121920s401930s921940s1021950s1001960s551970s421980s15

Leodis by state

Where Leodis concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Leodis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
61 13.3%
Arkansas share of Leodis's total US births 13.3%

61 of 458 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leodis?
458 babies have been named Leodis since 1915. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1935 with 15 births.
When was Leodis most popular?
Leodis was most popular in the 1940s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
Where is Leodis most popular?
The top states for the name Leodis are Arkansas (61 births).
How long has the name Leodis been used?
Leodis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 72 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Leodis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leonard, Leo, Leon, Leonardo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–1986 (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.