Girls' name · since 1883
Leontine
1,150 babies named Leontine in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,150
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,150 girls have been named Leontine since 1883, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Leontine has 1,150 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2015.
- #6,814 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,150 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leontine ranks #6,814 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,150 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,150
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leontine's 1,150 recorded births place it above 90.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Leontine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leontine splits its recorded history at 1927: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leontine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2015
- Peak year (1918)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Leontine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (241 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Leontine's strongest decade.
241 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Leontine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 53
1880s
53 births
- 1890s
1890s
117 births
- 1900s
1900s
143 births
- 1910s
1910s
217 births
- 1920s
1920s
241 births
- 1930s
1930s
141 births
- 1940s
1940s
102 births
- 1950s 65
1950s
65 births
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 241 births (21% of all-time use).
How Leontine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Leontine's total volume
Leontine by state
Where Leontine concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
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What to do with Leontine's data
- Leontine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (241 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Leontines (100 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leontine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1883–2015 (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 Leontine 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.