Boys' name · since 1900
Leory
Leory has 287 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1935 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 287
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leory is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 287 have been recorded since 1900.
Leory has 287 recorded births among boys since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1971.
- #10,846 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 287 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leory ranks #10,846 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 287 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 287
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leory's 287 recorded births place it above 76.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Leory's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leory's SSA record in two at 1935 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1900, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1935 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leory popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1971
- Peak year (1935)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Leory by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (75 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Leory's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Leory births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s
1920s
75 births
- 1930s
1930s
71 births
- 1940s
1940s
56 births
- 1950s
1950s
46 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 75 births (26% of all-time use).
Leory by state
Where Leory concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 287 births nationwide.
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What to do with Leory's data
- Leory's decade-level peak was the 1920s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Leorys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leory: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1900–1971 (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 Leory 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.