US rank #4219 Boys' name Peak 2022 478 births

Leonid — #4219 US boys' name

478 babies named Leonid in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s71980s101990s332000s1072010s1912020s125
#4219
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 70% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Leonid was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

30 babies were named Leonid in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leonid

The Social Security Administration has registered 478 babies named Leonid between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leonid currently holds the #4219 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leonid performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Leonid shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Leonid in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leonid 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 478 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.

Leonid at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

478

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

2022

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,219

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leonid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
30
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Leonid by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
191 births that decade — 40% of Leonid's all-time total
1950s51970s71980s101990s332000s1072010s1912020s125

Leonid by state

Where Leonid concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Leonid
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 4.6%
#2 Florida
11 2.3%
#3 New York
5 1.0%
California share of Leonid's total US births 4.6%
Even split

22 of 478 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leonid?
478 babies have been named Leonid since 1959. It currently ranks #4219 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 30 births.
When was Leonid most popular?
Leonid was most popular in the 2010s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Leonid most popular?
The top states for the name Leonid are California (22 births), Florida (11 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Leonid been used?
Leonid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leonid?
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.

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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, 1959–2024 (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.