US rank #2428 Girls' name Peak 2024 2,150 births

Leonie — #2428 US girls' name

2,150 babies named Leonie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s931890s1471900s1371910s1931920s1701930s891940s731950s731960s731970s581980s641990s752000s1692010s4362020s300
#2428
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Leonie was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

74 babies were named Leonie in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leonie

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,150 babies named Leonie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leonie currently holds the #2428 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 74 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leonie performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 436 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Leonie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 143 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Leonie in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leonie 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 2,150 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.

Leonie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,150

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

74 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,428

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leonie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
74
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
020406080 202420071988196719471928191118941880 10

Leonie by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
436 births that decade — 20% of Leonie's all-time total
1880s931890s1471900s1371910s1931920s1701930s891940s731950s731960s731970s581980s641990s752000s1692010s4362020s300

Leonie by state

Where Leonie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Leonie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
143 6.7%
#2 New York
83 3.9%
#3 Louisiana
46 2.1%
#4 Texas
27 1.3%
#5 Florida
22 1.0%
#6 Illinois
11 0.5%
#7 Ohio
6 0.3%
#8 Colorado
5 0.2%
California share of Leonie's total US births 6.7%
Even split

143 of 2,150 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Leonie appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leonie?
2,150 babies have been named Leonie since 1880. It currently ranks #2428 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 74 births.
When was Leonie most popular?
Leonie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 436 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Leonie most popular?
The top states for the name Leonie are California (143 births), New York (83 births), Louisiana (46 births).
How long has the name Leonie been used?
Leonie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leonie?
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, 1880–2024 (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.