Girls' name · since 1909
Leonilda
Leonilda has 125 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,676 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 125
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leonilda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 125 have been recorded since 1909.
Social Security Administration records show Leonilda recorded 125 times among girls since 1909, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1964.
- #24,676 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 125 born since 1909
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leonilda ranks #24,676 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 125 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,676 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 125
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leonilda's 125 recorded births place it above 65.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Leonilda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leonilda's full recorded timeline at 1921, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leonilda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1964
- Peak year (1920)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Leonilda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (47 births, 38% of the file).
1920s was Leonilda's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Leonilda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s
1910s
41 births
- 1920s
1920s
47 births
- 1930s
1930s
20 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 47 births (38% of all-time use).
Leonilda by state
Where Leonilda concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.0% |
5 of 125 births nationwide.
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What to do with Leonilda's data
- Leonilda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Leonildas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Leonilda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~55 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, 1909–1964 (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 Leonilda 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.