US rank #3271 Boys' name Peak 1980 5,936 births

Leopoldo — #3271 US boys' name

5,936 babies named Leopoldo in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#3271
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Leopoldo was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

92 babies were named Leopoldo in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leopoldo

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,936 babies named Leopoldo between 1896 and 2024, spanning 129 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leopoldo currently holds the #3271 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 92 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leopoldo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 797 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Leopoldo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 2,140 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Leopoldo in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leopoldo 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 5,936 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.

Leopoldo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,936

Since 1896

129 years of records

Peak year

1980

92 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#3,271

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1896

Recorded for 129 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leopoldo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1896

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1980)
92
Annual births at peak — across 129 years of records
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Leopoldo by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
797 births that decade — 13% of Leopoldo's all-time total
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Leopoldo by state

Where Leopoldo concentrates geographically — total births since 1896

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Leopoldo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
2,140 36.1%
#2 California
1,699 28.6%
#3 New Mexico
218 3.7%
#4 Illinois
100 1.7%
#5 New York
72 1.2%
#6 Arizona
66 1.1%
#7 Florida
36 0.6%
#8 Colorado
5 0.1%
Texas share of Leopoldo's total US births 36.1%
Even split

2,140 of 5,936 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Leopoldo appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leopoldo?
5,936 babies have been named Leopoldo since 1896. It currently ranks #3271 among boys. The peak year was 1980 with 92 births.
When was Leopoldo most popular?
Leopoldo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 797 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Leopoldo most popular?
The top states for the name Leopoldo are Texas (2,140 births), California (1,699 births), New Mexico (218 births).
How long has the name Leopoldo been used?
Leopoldo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 129 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leopoldo?
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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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, 1896–2024 (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.