Leno is a rare variant of Leon that peaked in 1921 and has since faded.
Leno is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,133 for boy births in the United States (and #26,997 across all names), given to 5 babies. Leno was first reported in SSA data in 1909 and peaked in 1921 (29 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,133 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,439 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,377 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,424 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,579 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,596 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,340 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,551 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,259 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,356 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,705 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,482 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,681 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,583 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,219 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,545 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,152 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,037 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | — | #8,562 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | — | #7,848 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | — | #3,785 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | — | #6,879 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | — | #4,770 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | — | #5,334 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #5,345 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | — | #4,487 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | — | #4,383 |
| 1960 | 12 | — | — | #2,485 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | — | #2,746 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | — | #4,277 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | — | #4,135 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | — | #3,233 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | — | #2,718 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | — | #3,971 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | — | #3,252 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | — | #3,372 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | — | #3,181 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | — | #3,710 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | — | #3,110 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | — | #3,851 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | — | #3,319 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | — | #3,063 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | — | #3,037 |
| 1935 | 12 | — | — | #2,196 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | — | #3,974 |
| 1932 | 10 | — | — | #2,556 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | — | #3,271 |
| 1930 | 13 | — | — | #2,245 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | — | #2,868 |
| 1928 | 12 | — | — | #2,468 |
| 1927 | 22 | — | — | #1,674 |
| 1926 | 15 | — | — | #2,146 |
| 1925 | 17 | — | — | #1,976 |
| 1924 | 22 | — | — | #1,705 |
| 1923 | 18 | — | — | #1,914 |
| 1922 | 27 | — | — | #1,456 |
| 1921 | 29 | — | — | #1,403 |
| 1920 | 19 | — | — | #1,850 |
| 1919 | 16 | — | — | #2,026 |
| 1918 | 19 | — | — | #1,799 |
| 1917 | 20 | — | — | #1,675 |
| 1916 | 18 | — | — | #1,735 |
| 1915 | 27 | — | #4,038 | #1,536 |
| 1914 | 22 | — | — | #1,290 |
| 1913 | 15 | — | — | #1,413 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | — | #2,441 |
| 1909 | 6 | — | — | #1,382 |