Leo

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Leo is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 253,873 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 251,760 as boys and 2,113 as girls. Leo gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2022 and remains popular today. It is the #317 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 7,811
2023 8,180
2022 8,322
2021 7,834
2020 7,253
2019 7,523
2018 6,791
2017 5,982
2016 5,312
2015 4,613
2014 3,992
2013 3,519
2012 2,887
2011 2,256
2010 1,946
2009 1,808
2008 1,634
2007 1,531
2006 1,501
2005 1,282
2004 1,244
2003 1,103
2002 815
2001 736
2000 658
1999 524
1998 527
1997 458
1996 447
1995 451
1994 474
1993 462
1992 469
1991 506
1990 431
1989 433
1988 457
1987 459
1986 415
1985 452
1984 430
1983 436
1982 489
1981 540
1980 473
1979 483
1978 485
1977 489
1976 488
1975 523
1974 511
1973 517
1972 557
1971 658
1970 708
1969 741
1968 700
1967 775
1966 856
1965 908
1964 1,036
1963 1,021
1962 1,110
1961 1,178
1960 1,212
1959 1,443
1958 1,437
1957 1,520
1956 1,558
1955 1,585
1954 1,619
1953 1,670
1952 1,564
1951 1,663
1950 1,560
1949 1,656
1948 1,723
1947 1,813
1946 1,660
1945 1,593
1944 1,602
1943 1,705
1942 1,815
1941 1,740
1940 1,768
1939 1,856
1938 1,966
1937 2,028
1936 2,033
1935 2,155
1934 2,328
1933 2,375
1932 2,522
1931 2,739
1930 3,081
1929 3,046
1928 3,139
1927 3,594
1926 3,604
1925 3,828
1924 4,038
1923 4,024
1922 3,951
1921 4,116
1920 4,116
1919 3,855
1918 4,098
1917 3,830
1916 3,680
1915 3,575
1914 2,690
1913 2,057
1912 1,671
1911 862
1910 732
1909 628
1908 606
1907 667
1906 519
1905 526
1904 571
1903 647
1902 565
1901 468
1900 587
1899 492
1898 608
1897 474
1896 519
1895 516
1894 525
1893 467
1892 458
1891 361
1890 405
1889 333
1888 363
1887 238
1886 248
1885 210
1884 198
1883 142
1882 146
1881 128
1880 153