Leonard

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Leonard is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 295,296 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 293,884 as boys and 1,412 as girls. Leonard gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined significantly. It is the #263 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 404
2023 384
2022 371
2021 421
2020 420
2019 443
2018 417
2017 437
2016 450
2015 400
2014 385
2013 349
2012 338
2011 326
2010 388
2009 323
2008 400
2007 356
2006 384
2005 385
2004 385
2003 402
2002 396
2001 436
2000 451
1999 479
1998 471
1997 455
1996 547
1995 528
1994 645
1993 672
1992 775
1991 833
1990 863
1989 921
1988 908
1987 977
1986 912
1985 967
1984 1,062
1983 1,113
1982 1,210
1981 1,198
1980 1,290
1979 1,275
1978 1,322
1977 1,313
1976 1,329
1975 1,454
1974 1,478
1973 1,675
1972 1,726
1971 2,055
1970 2,304
1969 2,278
1968 2,276
1967 2,436
1966 2,468
1965 2,722
1964 3,082
1963 3,063
1962 3,174
1961 3,449
1960 3,656
1959 3,754
1958 4,036
1957 4,357
1956 4,391
1955 4,273
1954 4,497
1953 4,439
1952 4,634
1951 4,751
1950 4,600
1949 4,563
1948 4,799
1947 5,172
1946 4,718
1945 4,131
1944 4,202
1943 4,631
1942 4,380
1941 3,997
1940 3,845
1939 3,725
1938 3,694
1937 3,500
1936 3,729
1935 3,826
1934 3,850
1933 3,977
1932 4,119
1931 4,308
1930 4,693
1929 4,869
1928 5,172
1927 5,341
1926 5,443
1925 5,500
1924 5,628
1923 5,507
1922 5,433
1921 5,675
1920 5,543
1919 5,036
1918 5,010
1917 4,710
1916 4,347
1915 4,004
1914 2,932
1913 2,287
1912 1,938
1911 958
1910 803
1909 665
1908 614
1907 552
1906 498
1905 495
1904 508
1903 448
1902 433
1901 362
1900 465
1899 321
1898 421
1897 310
1896 350
1895 342
1894 343
1893 275
1892 301
1891 235
1890 275
1889 229
1888 225
1887 207
1886 236
1885 204
1884 206
1883 200
1882 231
1881 206
1880 200