Leon is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1924 and remains in steady use.
Leon is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #138 for boy births in the United States (and #252 across all names), given to 2,583 babies — 2,588 including U.S. territories. Leon first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1924 (2,677 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,583 | 2,588 | — | #138 |
| 2024 | 2,572 | 2,577 | — | #141 |
| 2023 | 2,459 | 2,459 | — | #148 |
| 2022 | 2,381 | 2,381 | #13,017 | #158 |
| 2021 | 2,198 | 2,198 | — | #177 |
| 2020 | 1,930 | 1,930 | #14,403 | #196 |
| 2019 | 1,866 | 1,866 | — | #208 |
| 2018 | 1,605 | 1,605 | — | #238 |
| 2017 | 1,518 | 1,518 | — | #244 |
| 2016 | 1,313 | 1,313 | — | #277 |
| 2015 | 1,140 | 1,140 | — | #314 |
| 2014 | 1,081 | 1,081 | — | #321 |
| 2013 | 1,021 | 1,021 | — | #324 |
| 2012 | 859 | 859 | — | #356 |
| 2011 | 696 | 696 | — | #406 |
| 2010 | 669 | 669 | — | #418 |
| 2009 | 628 | 628 | — | #445 |
| 2008 | 549 | 549 | — | #499 |
| 2007 | 543 | 543 | — | #488 |
| 2006 | 517 | 517 | — | #502 |
| 2005 | 470 | 470 | — | #524 |
| 2004 | 462 | 462 | — | #520 |
| 2003 | 495 | 495 | — | #497 |
| 2002 | 472 | 472 | — | #489 |
| 2001 | 469 | 469 | — | #490 |
| 2000 | 457 | 457 | — | #500 |
| 1999 | 463 | 469 | — | #480 |
| 1998 | 460 | 465 | — | #476 |
| 1997 | 436 | — | — | #489 |
| 1996 | 473 | — | — | #458 |
| 1995 | 503 | — | — | #452 |
| 1994 | 544 | — | — | #422 |
| 1993 | 531 | — | — | #425 |
| 1992 | 596 | — | #14,540 | #388 |
| 1991 | 586 | — | #14,414 | #391 |
| 1990 | 594 | — | — | #390 |
| 1989 | 647 | — | — | #351 |
| 1988 | 675 | — | — | #320 |
| 1987 | 669 | — | #9,353 | #318 |
| 1986 | 697 | — | #7,457 | #299 |
| 1985 | 734 | — | #8,850 | #283 |
| 1984 | 804 | — | #8,688 | #263 |
| 1983 | 794 | — | #6,478 | #264 |
| 1982 | 880 | — | #9,896 | #253 |
| 1981 | 882 | — | #5,442 | #253 |
| 1980 | 918 | — | #5,116 | #248 |
| 1979 | 922 | — | #4,754 | #242 |
| 1978 | 936 | — | #5,391 | #228 |
| 1977 | 960 | — | #5,381 | #229 |
| 1976 | 940 | — | #4,069 | #221 |
| 1975 | 894 | — | #5,777 | #233 |
| 1974 | 980 | — | #7,317 | #219 |
| 1973 | 1,013 | — | #9,144 | #217 |
| 1972 | 1,040 | — | #3,809 | #218 |
| 1971 | 1,052 | — | #4,705 | #227 |
| 1970 | 1,232 | — | #5,256 | #207 |
| 1969 | 1,159 | — | #5,738 | #213 |
| 1968 | 1,205 | — | #5,412 | #196 |
| 1967 | 1,207 | — | #4,814 | #195 |
| 1966 | 1,321 | — | #3,665 | #187 |
| 1965 | 1,272 | — | #4,677 | #199 |
| 1964 | 1,498 | — | #3,315 | #190 |
| 1963 | 1,492 | — | #3,407 | #201 |
| 1962 | 1,557 | — | #3,363 | #196 |
| 1961 | 1,575 | — | #3,131 | #194 |
| 1960 | 1,666 | — | #2,867 | #189 |
| 1959 | 1,758 | — | #4,171 | #176 |
| 1958 | 1,942 | — | #4,076 | #163 |
| 1957 | 1,905 | — | #2,880 | #166 |
| 1956 | 2,056 | — | #3,427 | #154 |
| 1955 | 2,158 | — | #2,789 | #143 |
| 1954 | 2,158 | — | #3,412 | #140 |
| 1953 | 2,285 | — | #3,375 | #137 |
| 1952 | 2,385 | — | #4,316 | #124 |
| 1951 | 2,380 | — | #2,877 | #122 |
| 1950 | 2,441 | — | #2,842 | #119 |
| 1949 | 2,436 | — | #3,292 | #121 |
| 1948 | 2,397 | — | #2,895 | #119 |
| 1947 | 2,505 | — | #2,405 | #117 |
| 1946 | 2,346 | — | #4,231 | #113 |
| 1945 | 2,109 | — | #2,847 | #111 |
| 1944 | 2,158 | — | #3,906 | #108 |
| 1943 | 2,462 | — | #2,965 | #103 |
| 1942 | 2,561 | — | #2,914 | #93 |
| 1941 | 2,389 | — | #2,322 | #93 |
| 1940 | 2,331 | — | #2,368 | #89 |
| 1939 | 2,340 | — | #2,363 | #86 |
| 1938 | 2,369 | — | #2,286 | #85 |
| 1937 | 2,347 | — | #1,663 | #85 |
| 1936 | 2,291 | — | #2,990 | #82 |
| 1935 | 2,295 | — | #2,377 | #86 |
| 1934 | 2,325 | — | #1,810 | #87 |
| 1933 | 2,203 | — | #2,008 | #85 |
| 1932 | 2,323 | — | #1,438 | #83 |
| 1931 | 2,272 | — | #1,441 | #84 |
| 1930 | 2,424 | — | #1,684 | #81 |
| 1929 | 2,357 | — | #1,793 | #81 |
| 1928 | 2,486 | — | #1,618 | #81 |
| 1927 | 2,639 | — | #1,317 | #78 |
| 1926 | 2,676 | — | #1,524 | #73 |
| 1925 | 2,663 | — | #1,630 | #76 |
| 1924 | 2,714 | — | #1,342 | #76 |
| 1923 | 2,565 | — | #1,293 | #77 |
| 1922 | 2,552 | — | #1,487 | #77 |
| 1921 | 2,643 | — | #1,647 | #74 |
| 1920 | 2,596 | — | #1,181 | #75 |
| 1919 | 2,284 | — | #1,339 | #80 |
| 1918 | 2,472 | — | #1,431 | #77 |
| 1917 | 2,131 | — | #1,392 | #82 |
| 1916 | 1,981 | — | #1,425 | #85 |
| 1915 | 2,008 | — | #1,273 | #82 |
| 1914 | 1,431 | — | #1,634 | #85 |
| 1913 | 1,176 | — | #1,498 | #81 |
| 1912 | 1,016 | — | #1,916 | #79 |
| 1911 | 555 | — | #1,209 | #77 |
| 1910 | 452 | — | #1,094 | #81 |
| 1909 | 387 | — | #1,422 | #80 |
| 1908 | 342 | — | #1,066 | #84 |
| 1907 | 333 | — | #1,459 | #80 |
| 1906 | 275 | — | #1,131 | #87 |
| 1905 | 283 | — | #1,366 | #87 |
| 1904 | 248 | — | #1,573 | #90 |
| 1903 | 287 | — | — | #76 |
| 1902 | 259 | — | #1,102 | #86 |
| 1901 | 208 | — | — | #87 |
| 1900 | 320 | — | #1,275 | #85 |
| 1899 | 188 | — | — | #93 |
| 1898 | 260 | — | #1,220 | #83 |
| 1897 | 237 | — | #1,216 | #81 |
| 1896 | 241 | — | #1,498 | #86 |
| 1895 | 219 | — | — | #87 |
| 1894 | 241 | — | #1,601 | #84 |
| 1893 | 216 | — | #1,545 | #88 |
| 1892 | 194 | — | #1,225 | #101 |
| 1891 | 156 | — | #1,278 | #104 |
| 1890 | 197 | — | — | #87 |
| 1889 | 184 | — | — | #94 |
| 1888 | 196 | — | — | #90 |
| 1887 | 147 | — | — | #99 |
| 1886 | 142 | — | — | #109 |
| 1885 | 146 | — | — | #99 |
| 1884 | 150 | — | — | #103 |
| 1883 | 140 | — | — | #97 |
| 1882 | 131 | — | — | #114 |
| 1881 | 121 | — | — | #104 |
| 1880 | 118 | — | — | #114 |