Unisex name · since 2019

Leonis

Since 2019, U.S. Social Security records show 42 babies named Leonis, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#23,392 of 45,481
all-time among boys
42
born since 2019
2020s
peak decade

Leonis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 42 recorded since 2019.

Social Security Administration records show Leonis recorded 42 times among boys since 2019, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2024.

  • #23,392 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 42 born since 2019
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leonis ranks #23,392 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.

#23,392 of 45,481
all-time among boys
42
born since 2019
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Leonis's 42 recorded births place it above 48.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Leonis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Leonis's full recorded timeline at 2022, 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 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Leonis popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2024)
13
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
468101214 201920202021202220232024 13

Leonis popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 1906 (Leonis as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1906 5

Leonis by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (37 births, 88% of the file).

2020s was Leonis's strongest decade.

37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 88% of all-time use.

Leonis births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 37 births (88% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leonis? ▼
Leonis has been given to 42 babies in the U.S. since 2019, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,392 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 13 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
Where does Leonis sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leonis ranks #23,392 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Leonis most popular? ▼
Leonis was most popular in the 2020s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Is Leonis a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Leonis is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 42 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Leonis been used? ▼
Leonis has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 6 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leonis? ▼
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Leonis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2019–2024 (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 Leonis 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.