Recorded 1913–1925 Girls' name Peak 1917 79 births

Leontina — girls' name

79 babies named Leontina in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s441920s35
1910s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Leontina was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

11 babies were named Leontina in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leontina

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Leontina between 1913 and 1925, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leontina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leontina performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Leontina shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leontina 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 79 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.

Leontina at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

79

Since 1913

13 years of records

Peak year

1917

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1913

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1925

Leontina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1913

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1917)
11
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 19251924192319221921191819171916191519141913 5

Leontina by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
44 births that decade — 56% of Leontina's all-time total
1910s441920s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leontina?
79 babies have been named Leontina since 1913. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1917 with 11 births.
When was Leontina most popular?
Leontina was most popular in the 1910s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Leontina been used?
Leontina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 13 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Leontina?
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.

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, 1913–1925 (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.