US rank #9970 Boys' name Peak 1991 1,744 births

Leron — #9970 US boys' name

1,744 babies named Leron in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#9970
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 30% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

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

1991
Single peak year

59 babies were named Leron in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leron

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,744 babies named Leron between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leron currently holds the #9970 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 59 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leron performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 350 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Leron shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 72 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Leron in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leron 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 1,744 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.

Leron at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,744

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

1991

59 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#9,970

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Leron popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
59
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Leron by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
350 births that decade — 20% of Leron's all-time total
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Leron by state

Where Leron concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Leron
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
72 4.1%
#2 California
43 2.5%
#3 Illinois
28 1.6%
#4 Florida
17 1.0%
#5 Missouri
6 0.3%
#6 Georgia
5 0.3%
#7 Louisiana
5 0.3%
#8 Michigan
5 0.3%
New York share of Leron's total US births 4.1%
Even split

72 of 1,744 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Leron appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leron?
1,744 babies have been named Leron since 1918. It currently ranks #9970 among boys. The peak year was 1991 with 59 births.
When was Leron most popular?
Leron was most popular in the 1970s decade with 350 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Leron most popular?
The top states for the name Leron are New York (72 births), California (43 births), Illinois (28 births).
How long has the name Leron been used?
Leron has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Leron?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leroy, Lerone, Leray, Leroi, 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, 1918–2024 (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.