Boys' name · since 1956
Lerone
Lerone has 402 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,000 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 402
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lerone is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 402 have been recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Lerone recorded 402 times among boys since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2011.
- #9,000 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 402 born since 1956
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lerone ranks #9,000 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 402 born since 1956, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,000 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 402
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lerone's 402 recorded births place it above 80.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Lerone's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lerone's full recorded timeline at 1980, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lerone popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2011
- Peak year (1972)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Lerone by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (150 births, 37% of the file).
1970s was Lerone's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Lerone births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
79 births
- 1970s
1970s
150 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 150 births (37% of all-time use).
Lerone by state
Where Lerone concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 402 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lerone's data
- Lerone's decade-level peak was the 1970s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Lerones (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Lerone: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1956–2011 (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 Lerone 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.