Recorded 1956–2011 Boys' name Peak 1972 402 births

Lerone — boys' name

402 babies named Lerone in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s791970s1501980s911990s402000s312010s5
1970s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Lerone was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

27 babies were named Lerone in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lerone

The Social Security Administration has registered 402 babies named Lerone between 1956 and 2011, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lerone currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lerone performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 150 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lerone shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lerone in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lerone 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 402 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.

Lerone at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

402

Since 1956

56 years of records

Peak year

1972

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1956

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2011

Lerone popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1956

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1972)
27
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
051015202530 20111999198919821976197019641956 6

Lerone by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
150 births that decade — 37% of Lerone's all-time total
1950s61960s791970s1501980s911990s402000s312010s5

Lerone by state

Where Lerone concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lerone
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.2%
Georgia share of Lerone's total US births 1.2%

5 of 402 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lerone?
402 babies have been named Lerone since 1956. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1972 with 27 births.
When was Lerone most popular?
Lerone was most popular in the 1970s decade with 150 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Lerone most popular?
The top states for the name Lerone are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Lerone been used?
Lerone has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 56 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Lerone?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leroy, Leron, 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, 1956–2011 (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.