Leonardo is a familiar variant of Leonard that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Leonardo is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #91 for boy births in the United States (and #158 across all names), given to 3,789 babies — 3,808 including U.S. territories. Leonardo first appears in 1885 and peaked in 2019 (4,427 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,789 | 3,808 | — | #91 |
| 2024 | 3,966 | 4,002 | — | #84 |
| 2023 | 4,030 | 4,055 | — | #84 |
| 2022 | 4,373 | 4,412 | #14,579 | #75 |
| 2021 | 4,105 | 4,133 | — | #87 |
| 2020 | 4,104 | 4,136 | — | #86 |
| 2019 | 4,433 | 4,469 | #14,828 | #86 |
| 2018 | 4,223 | 4,252 | — | #93 |
| 2017 | 4,131 | 4,168 | — | #97 |
| 2016 | 4,325 | 4,375 | — | #96 |
| 2015 | 3,828 | 3,871 | #18,009 | #103 |
| 2014 | 3,455 | 3,486 | #18,079 | #114 |
| 2013 | 2,909 | 2,942 | — | #131 |
| 2012 | 2,692 | 2,723 | #12,906 | #152 |
| 2011 | 2,641 | 2,682 | — | #149 |
| 2010 | 2,624 | 2,675 | #14,342 | #150 |
| 2009 | 2,368 | 2,404 | — | #164 |
| 2008 | 2,351 | 2,397 | #19,261 | #168 |
| 2007 | 2,527 | 2,570 | — | #164 |
| 2006 | 2,187 | 2,234 | — | #183 |
| 2005 | 2,153 | 2,197 | #13,851 | #186 |
| 2004 | 1,974 | 2,005 | #10,367 | #195 |
| 2003 | 1,708 | 1,752 | — | #211 |
| 2002 | 1,465 | 1,516 | #17,008 | #230 |
| 2001 | 1,461 | 1,506 | #11,590 | #234 |
| 2000 | 1,339 | 1,392 | #11,346 | #253 |
| 1999 | 1,236 | 1,278 | #15,798 | #255 |
| 1998 | 1,165 | 1,219 | #15,500 | #257 |
| 1997 | 707 | — | — | #357 |
| 1996 | 585 | — | — | #401 |
| 1995 | 570 | — | — | #402 |
| 1994 | 621 | — | — | #378 |
| 1993 | 649 | — | #12,744 | #368 |
| 1992 | 613 | — | #7,313 | #381 |
| 1991 | 618 | — | #12,402 | #374 |
| 1990 | 560 | — | #14,242 | #415 |
| 1989 | 398 | — | — | #478 |
| 1988 | 356 | — | — | #486 |
| 1987 | 325 | — | #12,376 | #498 |
| 1986 | 315 | — | #11,960 | #498 |
| 1985 | 301 | — | — | #502 |
| 1984 | 295 | — | — | #489 |
| 1983 | 266 | — | — | #515 |
| 1982 | 321 | — | #8,763 | #480 |
| 1981 | 290 | — | — | #493 |
| 1980 | 344 | — | — | #450 |
| 1979 | 277 | — | — | #501 |
| 1978 | 243 | — | — | #529 |
| 1977 | 256 | — | — | #513 |
| 1976 | 255 | — | — | #502 |
| 1975 | 282 | — | #9,878 | #481 |
| 1974 | 268 | — | — | #488 |
| 1973 | 223 | — | — | #525 |
| 1972 | 249 | — | — | #500 |
| 1971 | 221 | — | — | #540 |
| 1970 | 198 | — | — | #573 |
| 1969 | 157 | — | — | #632 |
| 1968 | 144 | — | — | #632 |
| 1967 | 152 | — | — | #609 |
| 1966 | 162 | — | — | #590 |
| 1965 | 124 | — | — | #667 |
| 1964 | 129 | — | — | #679 |
| 1963 | 137 | — | — | #669 |
| 1962 | 141 | — | — | #652 |
| 1961 | 149 | — | — | #640 |
| 1960 | 105 | — | — | #754 |
| 1959 | 122 | — | — | #697 |
| 1958 | 106 | — | — | #726 |
| 1957 | 90 | — | — | #791 |
| 1956 | 85 | — | — | #814 |
| 1955 | 86 | — | — | #788 |
| 1954 | 96 | — | — | #737 |
| 1953 | 82 | — | — | #792 |
| 1952 | 82 | — | — | #779 |
| 1951 | 64 | — | — | #876 |
| 1950 | 66 | — | — | #842 |
| 1949 | 64 | — | — | #860 |
| 1948 | 55 | — | — | #939 |
| 1947 | 52 | — | — | #991 |
| 1946 | 67 | — | — | #809 |
| 1945 | 61 | — | — | #792 |
| 1944 | 57 | — | — | #837 |
| 1943 | 48 | — | — | #974 |
| 1942 | 41 | — | — | #1,069 |
| 1941 | 42 | — | — | #997 |
| 1940 | 39 | — | — | #1,040 |
| 1939 | 39 | — | — | #1,023 |
| 1938 | 38 | — | — | #1,055 |
| 1937 | 35 | — | — | #1,113 |
| 1936 | 36 | — | — | #1,080 |
| 1935 | 59 | — | — | #808 |
| 1934 | 50 | — | — | #892 |
| 1933 | 44 | — | — | #955 |
| 1932 | 43 | — | — | #1,018 |
| 1931 | 41 | — | — | #1,054 |
| 1930 | 42 | — | — | #1,077 |
| 1929 | 59 | — | — | #865 |
| 1928 | 50 | — | — | #971 |
| 1927 | 62 | — | — | #861 |
| 1926 | 60 | — | — | #867 |
| 1925 | 40 | — | — | #1,112 |
| 1924 | 48 | — | — | #1,028 |
| 1923 | 48 | — | — | #1,018 |
| 1922 | 45 | — | — | #1,052 |
| 1921 | 44 | — | — | #1,063 |
| 1920 | 52 | — | — | #962 |
| 1919 | 39 | — | — | #1,112 |
| 1918 | 40 | — | — | #1,087 |
| 1917 | 40 | — | — | #1,057 |
| 1916 | 26 | — | — | #1,360 |
| 1915 | 24 | — | — | #1,392 |
| 1914 | 31 | — | — | #1,009 |
| 1913 | 17 | — | — | #1,292 |
| 1912 | 14 | — | — | #1,321 |
| 1911 | 13 | — | — | #958 |
| 1910 | 12 | — | — | #965 |
| 1909 | 12 | — | — | #874 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | — | #1,513 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | — | #1,154 |
| 1905 | 8 | — | — | #973 |
| 1902 | 6 | — | — | #1,090 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | — | #1,024 |