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Leon is a given name of Latin, Greek origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 181,458 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 180,022 as boys and 1,436 as girls. Leon gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1924 and remains popular today. It is the #427 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,547
2023 2,456
2022 2,380
2021 2,198
2020 1,929
2019 1,866
2018 1,605
2017 1,516
2016 1,313
2015 1,140
2014 1,081
2013 1,021
2012 859
2011 696
2010 669
2009 628
2008 549
2007 543
2006 517
2005 470
2004 462
2003 495
2002 472
2001 469
2000 457
1999 463
1998 460
1997 436
1996 473
1995 503
1994 544
1993 531
1992 596
1991 586
1990 594
1989 647
1988 675
1987 669
1986 696
1985 734
1984 804
1983 794
1982 879
1981 882
1980 918
1979 922
1978 936
1977 960
1976 940
1975 894
1974 980
1973 1,012
1972 1,041
1971 1,053
1970 1,231
1969 1,159
1968 1,205
1967 1,207
1966 1,321
1965 1,272
1964 1,498
1963 1,492
1962 1,557
1961 1,576
1960 1,666
1959 1,758
1958 1,942
1957 1,905
1956 2,056
1955 2,159
1954 2,157
1953 2,285
1952 2,385
1951 2,380
1950 2,442
1949 2,436
1948 2,396
1947 2,506
1946 2,345
1945 2,109
1944 2,158
1943 2,462
1942 2,561
1941 2,389
1940 2,331
1939 2,340
1938 2,369
1937 2,347
1936 2,291
1935 2,295
1934 2,325
1933 2,203
1932 2,323
1931 2,272
1930 2,424
1929 2,357
1928 2,486
1927 2,639
1926 2,676
1925 2,663
1924 2,714
1923 2,565
1922 2,552
1921 2,643
1920 2,596
1919 2,284
1918 2,472
1917 2,131
1916 1,981
1915 2,008
1914 1,431
1913 1,176
1912 1,016
1911 555
1910 452
1909 387
1908 342
1907 333
1906 275
1905 283
1904 248
1903 287
1902 259
1901 208
1900 320
1899 188
1898 260
1897 237
1896 241
1895 219
1894 241
1893 216
1892 194
1891 156
1890 197
1889 184
1888 196
1887 147
1886 142
1885 146
1884 150
1883 140
1882 131
1881 121
1880 118