Leonard
Boy name · Germanic origin
Leonard meaning
lion, person, hard
Leonard at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Germanic
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #673 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- lion
- nature
Leonard popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #78 | 200 |
| 1890 | #67 | 275 |
| 1900 | #54 | 465 |
| 1910 | #46 | 793 |
| 1920 | #38 | 5,511 |
| 1923 | #37 | 5,486 |
| 1930 | #45 | 4,662 |
| 1940 | #54 | 3,817 |
| 1950 | #77 | 4,581 |
| 1960 | #113 | 3,637 |
| 1970 | #144 | 2,297 |
| 1980 | #193 | 1,277 |
| 1990 | #292 | 863 |
| 2000 | #508 | 451 |
| 2010 | #626 | 388 |
| 2020 | #637 | 420 |
| 2024 | #673 | 404 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #78 | 200 |
| 1881 | #72 | 206 |
| 1882 | #76 | 231 |
| 1883 | #79 | 200 |
| 1884 | #82 | 206 |
| 1885 | #79 | 204 |
| 1886 | #74 | 236 |
| 1887 | #78 | 207 |
| 1888 | #83 | 225 |
| 1889 | #77 | 229 |
| 1890 | #67 | 275 |
| 1891 | #72 | 235 |
| 1892 | #71 | 294 |
| 1893 | #69 | 275 |
| 1894 | #60 | 343 |
| 1895 | #61 | 342 |
| 1896 | #60 | 350 |
| 1897 | #61 | 310 |
| 1898 | #53 | 421 |
| 1899 | #60 | 321 |
| 1900 | #54 | 465 |
| 1901 | #54 | 362 |
| 1902 | #52 | 426 |
| 1903 | #49 | 448 |
| 1904 | #46 | 508 |
| 1905 | #47 | 495 |
| 1906 | #50 | 492 |
| 1907 | #51 | 547 |
| 1908 | #48 | 614 |
| 1909 | #46 | 665 |
| 1910 | #46 | 793 |
| 1911 | #46 | 953 |
| 1912 | #45 | 1,928 |
| 1913 | #46 | 2,276 |
| 1914 | #45 | 2,923 |
| 1915 | #44 | 3,993 |
| 1916 | #42 | 4,328 |
| 1917 | #41 | 4,694 |
| 1918 | #41 | 4,980 |
| 1919 | #39 | 5,010 |
| 1920 | #38 | 5,511 |
| 1921 | #39 | 5,650 |
| 1922 | #38 | 5,407 |
| 1923 | #37 | 5,486 |
| 1924 | #38 | 5,601 |
| 1925 | #38 | 5,465 |
| 1926 | #38 | 5,402 |
| 1927 | #40 | 5,312 |
| 1928 | #42 | 5,130 |
| 1929 | #42 | 4,829 |
| 1930 | #45 | 4,662 |
| 1931 | #48 | 4,279 |
| 1932 | #48 | 4,101 |
| 1933 | #47 | 3,955 |
| 1934 | #53 | 3,836 |
| 1935 | #54 | 3,804 |
| 1936 | #54 | 3,716 |
| 1937 | #58 | 3,480 |
| 1938 | #57 | 3,670 |
| 1939 | #54 | 3,711 |
| 1940 | #54 | 3,817 |
| 1941 | #54 | 3,985 |
| 1942 | #57 | 4,369 |
| 1943 | #55 | 4,617 |
| 1944 | #56 | 4,183 |
| 1945 | #57 | 4,125 |
| 1946 | #67 | 4,702 |
| 1947 | #70 | 5,157 |
| 1948 | #71 | 4,780 |
| 1949 | #74 | 4,551 |
| 1950 | #77 | 4,581 |
| 1951 | #80 | 4,738 |
| 1952 | #83 | 4,619 |
| 1953 | #85 | 4,412 |
| 1954 | #85 | 4,482 |
| 1955 | #88 | 4,260 |
| 1956 | #89 | 4,371 |
| 1957 | #94 | 4,341 |
| 1958 | #102 | 4,021 |
| 1959 | #109 | 3,728 |
| 1960 | #113 | 3,637 |
| 1961 | #114 | 3,429 |
| 1962 | #117 | 3,155 |
| 1963 | #118 | 3,045 |
| 1964 | #115 | 3,070 |
| 1965 | #121 | 2,712 |
| 1966 | #125 | 2,456 |
| 1967 | #125 | 2,415 |
| 1968 | #128 | 2,257 |
| 1969 | #133 | 2,263 |
| 1970 | #144 | 2,297 |
| 1971 | #146 | 2,036 |
| 1972 | #151 | 1,717 |
| 1973 | #150 | 1,665 |
| 1974 | #164 | 1,468 |
| 1975 | #166 | 1,431 |
| 1976 | #177 | 1,311 |
| 1977 | #178 | 1,301 |
| 1978 | #178 | 1,313 |
| 1979 | #189 | 1,264 |
| 1980 | #193 | 1,277 |
| 1981 | #208 | 1,191 |
| 1982 | #205 | 1,199 |
| 1983 | #210 | 1,100 |
| 1984 | #217 | 1,054 |
| 1985 | #243 | 955 |
| 1986 | #249 | 901 |
| 1987 | #242 | 968 |
| 1988 | #258 | 908 |
| 1989 | #270 | 914 |
| 1990 | #292 | 863 |
| 1991 | #311 | 833 |
| 1992 | #327 | 775 |
| 1993 | #350 | 672 |
| 1994 | #368 | 645 |
| 1995 | #432 | 528 |
| 1996 | #415 | 547 |
| 1997 | #474 | 455 |
| 1998 | #471 | 471 |
| 1999 | #473 | 479 |
| 2000 | #508 | 451 |
| 2001 | #517 | 436 |
| 2002 | #562 | 396 |
| 2003 | #559 | 402 |
| 2004 | #579 | 385 |
| 2005 | #587 | 385 |
| 2006 | #618 | 384 |
| 2007 | #672 | 356 |
| 2008 | #619 | 400 |
| 2009 | #727 | 323 |
| 2010 | #626 | 388 |
| 2011 | #703 | 326 |
| 2012 | #703 | 338 |
| 2013 | #685 | 349 |
| 2014 | #666 | 385 |
| 2015 | #650 | 400 |
| 2016 | #598 | 450 |
| 2017 | #605 | 437 |
| 2018 | #635 | 417 |
| 2019 | #614 | 443 |
| 2020 | #637 | 420 |
| 2021 | #650 | 421 |
| 2022 | #709 | 371 |
| 2023 | #691 | 384 |
| 2024 | #673 | 404 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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