Girls' name · since 1922
Leonila
337 babies named Leonila in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 337
- born since 1922
- 1930s
- peak decade
Leonila sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 337 recorded since 1922.
Social Security Administration records show Leonila recorded 337 times among girls since 1922, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2023.
- #14,973 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 337 born since 1922
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leonila ranks #14,973 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 337 born since 1922, peaking in the 1930s.
- #14,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 337
- born since 1922
- 1930s
- peak decade
Leonila's 337 recorded births place it above 79.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Leonila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leonila splits its recorded history at 1954: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1936 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leonila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2023
- Peak year (1936)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Leonila by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (64 births, 19% of the file).
1930s was Leonila's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Leonila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
55 births
- 1930s
1930s
64 births
- 1940s
1940s
51 births
- 1950s
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 9
2010s
9 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 64 births (19% of all-time use).
Leonila by state
Where Leonila concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 82 | 24.3% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.8% |
82 of 337 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Leonila's data
- Leonila's decade-level peak was the 1930s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Leonilas (82 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 Leonila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1922–2023 (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 Leonila 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.