Unisex name · since 1979
Leor
Leor has 326 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,141 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,857 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 326
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
326 babies have been named Leor since 1979, making it today's #7857 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Leor recorded 326 times among boys since 1979, holding rank #7857 nationally today, ahead of 44% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #10,141 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,857 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 326 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leor ranks #10,141 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,857 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 326 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,141 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,857 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 326
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Leor's 326 recorded births place it above 77.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Leor compares
326 47th percentile among 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
Leor's all-time total is 12% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leor | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 326 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Leor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leor's full recorded timeline at 2000, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leor popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Leor popularity over time - girls
24 total births recorded since 1988 (Leor as girls' name)
Leor by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (72 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Leor's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Leor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
72 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 72 births (22% of all-time use).
Leor by state
Where Leor concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 32 | 9.8% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 4.6% |
32 of 326 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Leor's data
- Leor's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (72 total births) through the 2020s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Leors (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Leor 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.