Boys' name · since 1920
Leonides
Leonides has 693 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,481 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,251 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 693
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
693 babies have been named Leonides since 1920, making it today's #7251 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Leonides recorded 693 times among boys since 1920, holding rank #7251 nationally today, ahead of 48% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #6,481 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,251 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 693 born since 1920
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leonides ranks #6,481 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,251 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 693 born since 1920, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,481 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,251 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 693
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leonides's 693 recorded births place it above 85.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Leonides compares
693 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Leonides's all-time total is 88% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leonides | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 693 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Leonides's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leonides's full recorded timeline at 1988, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leonides popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Leonides popularity over time - girls
18 total births recorded since 1919 (Leonides as girls' name)
Leonides by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (141 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Leonides's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Leonides births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 24
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s
1960s
87 births
- 1970s
1970s
73 births
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 141 births (20% of all-time use).
How Leonides 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 Leonides's total volume
Leonides by state
Where Leonides concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 58 | 8.4% |
| #2 | California | | 22 | 3.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 7 | 1.0% |
58 of 693 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Leonides's data
- Leonides's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (141 total births) through the 2020s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Leonidess (58 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Leonides: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1920–2025 (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 Leonides 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.