US rank #8993 Girls' name Peak 2024 90 births

Leonella — #8993 US girls' name

90 babies named Leonella in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51940s62010s522020s22
#8993
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 49% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Leonella was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

11 babies were named Leonella in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leonella

The Social Security Administration has registered 90 babies named Leonella between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leonella currently holds the #8993 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leonella performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Leonella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Leonella in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leonella 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 90 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.

Leonella at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

90

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2024

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,993

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leonella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
11
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
4681012 20242021201620142012201019221918 5

Leonella by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
52 births that decade — 58% of Leonella's all-time total
1910s51920s51940s62010s522020s22

Leonella by state

Where Leonella concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Leonella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 5.6%
Florida share of Leonella's total US births 5.6%

5 of 90 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leonella?
90 babies have been named Leonella since 1918. It currently ranks #8993 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 11 births.
When was Leonella most popular?
Leonella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Leonella most popular?
The top states for the name Leonella are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Leonella been used?
Leonella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leonella?
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.

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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, 1918–2024 (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.