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.
More common than 77% of names given to boys today.
13% of everyone ever named Leopoldo was born in this single decade.
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 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Leopoldo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1896
- Peak year (1980)
- 92
- Annual births at peak — across 129 years of records
Currently ranks #3271 among boys.
5,936 total births across 129 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1980 with 92 births in a single year.
Leopoldo by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 797 births that decade — 13% of Leopoldo's all-time total
Leopoldo decade highlights
- Peak decade 797 births
- Runner-up 752 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Leopoldo's strongest decade
797 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 13% of all-time use.
Leopoldo by state
Where Leopoldo concentrates geographically — total births since 1896
| 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% |
2,140 of 5,936 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 36.1% of nationwide
- California 28.6% of nationwide
- New Mexico 3.7% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.7% of nationwide
- New York 1.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 9 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 36.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Leopoldo appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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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.