Boys' name · since 1885
Leonardo
Since 1885, U.S. Social Security records show 96,066 babies named Leonardo, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #324 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #91 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 96,066
- born since 1885
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Leonardo is the #91 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 96,066 recorded since 1885.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leonardo has been recorded 96,066 times among boys since 1885, currently ranked #91 nationally and more common than 99.3% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #324 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #91 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 96,066 born since 1885
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leonardo ranks #324 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #91 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 96,066 born since 1885, peaking in the 2010s.
- #324 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #91 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 96,066
- born since 1885
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leonardo's 96,066 recorded births place it above 99.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Leonardo compares
96,066 Top 3% higher than 97% of 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
Leonardo's all-time total is 260x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leonardo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 96,066 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 4,427 | 34 | 22,252 |
Leonardo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leonardo's full recorded timeline at 1965, 97% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 3% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1885, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 4,427 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leonardo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 4,427
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Leonardo popularity over time - girls
141 total births recorded since 1975 (Leonardo as girls' name)
Leonardo by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (35,230 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Leonardo's strongest decade.
35,230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Leonardo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1900s 38
1900s
38 births
- 1910s 256
1910s
256 births
- 1920s 508
1920s
508 births
- 1930s 427
1930s
427 births
- 1940s 526
1940s
526 births
- 1950s 879
1950s
879 births
- 1960s 1,400
1960s
1,400 births
- 1970s 2,467
1970s
2,467 births
- 1980s 3,194
1980s
3,194 births
- 1990s 7,285
1990s
7,285 births
- 2000s
2000s
19,490 births
- 2010s
2010s
35,230 births
- 2020s
2020s
24,361 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 35,230 births (37% of all-time use).
How Leonardo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Leonardo's total volume
Leonardo by state
Where Leonardo concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24,771 | 25.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 19,397 | 20.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5,694 | 5.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 5,650 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5,613 | 5.8% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 3,139 | 3.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 2,642 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 1,845 | 1.9% |
24,771 of 96,066 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Leonardo appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leonardo's data
- Leonardo's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (35,230 total births) through the 2020s (24,361) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Leonardos (24,771 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Leonardo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1885–2025 (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 Leonardo 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.