Boys' name · since 1896
Leopoldo
Since 1896, U.S. Social Security records show 5,975 babies named Leopoldo, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,595 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,090 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,975
- born since 1896
- 1990s
- peak decade
Leopoldo currently ranks #3090 among boys' names in America, with 5,975 babies recorded since 1896.
Social Security Administration records show Leopoldo recorded 5,975 times among boys since 1896, holding rank #3090 nationally today, ahead of 78% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2025.
- #1,595 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,090 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,975 born since 1896
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leopoldo ranks #1,595 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,090 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,975 born since 1896, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,595 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,090 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,975
- born since 1896
- 1990s
- peak decade
Leopoldo's 5,975 recorded births place it above 96.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Leopoldo compares
5,975 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Leopoldo's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leopoldo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,975 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 92 | 34 | 22,252 |
Leopoldo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leopoldo's full recorded timeline at 1965, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 92 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leopoldo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Leopoldo by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (797 births, 13% of the file).
1990s was Leopoldo's strongest decade.
797 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Leopoldo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 34
1900s
34 births
- 1910s 198
1910s
198 births
- 1920s
1920s
476 births
- 1930s
1930s
392 births
- 1940s
1940s
422 births
- 1950s
1950s
434 births
- 1960s
1960s
471 births
- 1970s
1970s
694 births
- 1980s
1980s
752 births
- 1990s
1990s
797 births
- 2000s
2000s
684 births
- 2010s
2010s
414 births
- 2020s 202
2020s
202 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 797 births (13% of all-time use).
How Leopoldo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Leopoldo's total volume
Leopoldo by state
Where Leopoldo concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,147 | 35.9% |
| #2 | California | | 1,707 | 28.6% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 218 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 100 | 1.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 72 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 66 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 41 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.1% |
2,147 of 5,975 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Leopoldo appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leopoldo's data
- Leopoldo's decade-level peak was the 1990s (797 total births); usage has since declined to 202 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Leopoldos (2,147 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Leopoldo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~129 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, 1896–2025 (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 Leopoldo 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.