US rank #5977 Unisex name Peak 2023 315 births

Leor — #5977 US boys' name

315 babies named Leor in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s691990s722000s592010s582020s52
#5977
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 58% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Leor was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

16 babies were named Leor in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leor

The Social Security Administration has registered 315 babies named Leor between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leor currently holds the #5977 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 16 babies received it in a single year. Leor is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 24 additional births since 1988.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leor performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Leor shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Leor in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leor 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 315 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.

Leor at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

315

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2023

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#5,977

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leor popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
16
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 202420182011200319971992198619801979 5

Leor popularity over time — girls

24 total births recorded since 1988 (Leor as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 24 births
456789 1995199319911988 6

Leor by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
72 births that decade — 23% of Leor's all-time total
1970s51980s691990s722000s592010s582020s52

Leor by state

Where Leor concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Leor
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
32 10.2%
#2 California
15 4.8%
New York share of Leor's total US births 10.2%
Even split

32 of 315 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leor?
315 babies have been named Leor since 1979. It currently ranks #5977 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 16 births.
When was Leor most popular?
Leor was most popular in the 1990s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Leor most popular?
The top states for the name Leor are New York (32 births), California (15 births).
Is Leor a unisex name?
Yes, Leor is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 315 births, and as a girl's name it has 24 births.
How long has the name Leor been used?
Leor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leor?
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, 1979–2024 (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.