Recorded 1915–2013 Boys' name Peak 1949 887 births

Leotis — boys' name

887 babies named Leotis in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s541930s1051940s1641950s1741960s1331970s1061980s721990s372000s162010s6
1950s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Leotis was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

25 babies were named Leotis in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leotis

The Social Security Administration has registered 887 babies named Leotis between 1915 and 2013, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leotis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leotis performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Leotis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 52 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Leotis in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leotis 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 887 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.

Leotis at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

887

Since 1915

99 years of records

Peak year

1949

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1915

Recorded for 99 years

Last year on file: 2013

Leotis popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1915

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1949)
25
Annual births at peak — across 99 years of records
051015202530 201319891978196819581948193819261915 8

Leotis popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1916 (Leotis as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1916 5

Leotis by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
174 births that decade — 20% of Leotis's all-time total
1910s201920s541930s1051940s1641950s1741960s1331970s1061980s721990s372000s162010s6

Leotis by state

Where Leotis concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Leotis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
52 5.9%
#2 Georgia
16 1.8%
#3 Louisiana
6 0.7%
#4 Mississippi
5 0.6%
#5 Texas
5 0.6%
Arkansas share of Leotis's total US births 5.9%
Even split

52 of 887 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leotis?
887 babies have been named Leotis since 1915. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1949 with 25 births.
When was Leotis most popular?
Leotis was most popular in the 1950s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Where is Leotis most popular?
The top states for the name Leotis are Arkansas (52 births), Georgia (16 births), Louisiana (6 births).
How long has the name Leotis been used?
Leotis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 99 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Leotis?
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.

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, 1915–2013 (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.