Girls' name · since 1953
Leontyne
213 babies named Leontyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 213
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Leontyne sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 213 recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Leontyne recorded 213 times among girls since 1953, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1987.
- #19,174 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 213 born since 1953
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leontyne ranks #19,174 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 213 born since 1953, peaking in the 1960s.
- #19,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 213
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Leontyne's 213 recorded births place it above 73.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leontyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leontyne's full recorded timeline at 1969, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leontyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1987
- Peak year (1966)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Leontyne by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (104 births, 49% of the file).
1960s was Leontyne's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Leontyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s
1960s
104 births
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s
1980s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 104 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Leontyne's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (104 total births) through the 1980s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leontyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1953–1987 (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 Leontyne 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.