Girls' name · since 2000

Leoni

Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 282 babies named Leoni, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#16,447 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,034 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
282
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade

Leoni currently ranks #7034 among girls' names in America, with 282 babies recorded since 2000.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leoni has been recorded 282 times among girls since 2000, currently ranked #7034 nationally and more common than 59% of girls, 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 2000 to 2025.

  • #16,447 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,034 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 282 born since 2000
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leoni ranks #16,447 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,034 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 282 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.

#16,447 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,034 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
282
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%59.3%
Leoni vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Leoni's 282 recorded births place it above 77.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Leoni compares

282 44th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Leoni's all-time total is 25% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Leoni Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 282 376 567,345
Peak-year births 23 21 19,840

Leoni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Leoni's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Leoni popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
23
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
0510152025 200020052008201120142017202020232025 16

Leoni popularity over time - boys

10 total births recorded since 2021 (Leoni as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 20212022 5

Leoni by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (117 births, 41% of the file).

2010s was Leoni's strongest decade.

117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Leoni births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 117 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Leoni by state

Where Leoni concentrates geographically, total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Leoni
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
9 3.2%
California share of Leoni's total US births 3.2%

9 of 282 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leoni?
Since 2000, Social Security records show 282 babies named Leoni. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #16,447 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #7,034 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 23 births.
Where does Leoni sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leoni ranks #16,447 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,034 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Leoni most popular?
Leoni was most popular in the 2010s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Leoni most popular?
The top states for the name Leoni are California (9 births).
How long has the name Leoni been used?
The SSA has tracked Leoni since 2000 -- 26 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Leoni?
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.

What to do with Leoni's data

  • Leoni's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (117 total births) through the 2020s (96) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Leonis (9 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.

Keep exploring Leoni

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Leoni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2000–2025 (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 Leoni 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.