Recorded 1945–2017 Girls' name Peak 1995 758 births

Leondra — girls' name

758 babies named Leondra in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51960s561970s1271980s1691990s2442000s1362010s21
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Leondra was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

37 babies were named Leondra in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leondra

The Social Security Administration has registered 758 babies named Leondra between 1945 and 2017, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leondra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leondra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 244 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Leondra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Leondra in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leondra 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 758 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.

Leondra at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

758

Since 1945

73 years of records

Peak year

1995

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1945

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2017

Leondra popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1945

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1995)
37
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
010203040 20172005199819911984197719701945 5

Leondra popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1977 (Leondra as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1977 5

Leondra by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
244 births that decade — 32% of Leondra's all-time total
1940s51960s561970s1271980s1691990s2442000s1362010s21

Leondra by state

Where Leondra concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Leondra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
65 8.6%
#2 California
21 2.8%
Florida share of Leondra's total US births 8.6%
Even split

65 of 758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leondra?
758 babies have been named Leondra since 1945. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1995 with 37 births.
When was Leondra most popular?
Leondra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 244 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Leondra most popular?
The top states for the name Leondra are Florida (65 births), California (21 births).
How long has the name Leondra been used?
Leondra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 73 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Leondra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leona, Leola, Leora, Leota, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1945–2017 (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.