Leonidas
Boy name · Ancient Greek origin
Leonidas meaning
son of leon / lion
Leonidas at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #508 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- lion
- nature
Leonidas popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #909 | 5 |
| 1920 | #1,382 | 28 |
| 1930 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1940 | #2,179 | 11 |
| 1950 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1960 | #4,040 | 5 |
| 1970 | #2,621 | 13 |
| 1980 | #2,965 | 15 |
| 1990 | #3,309 | 18 |
| 2000 | #4,572 | 16 |
| 2010 | #925 | 218 |
| 2020 | #457 | 649 |
| 2022 | #421 | 758 |
| 2024 | #508 | 597 |
All 120 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #909 | 5 |
| 1882 | #837 | 6 |
| 1885 | #936 | 5 |
| 1887 | #819 | 6 |
| 1892 | #792 | 8 |
| 1893 | #907 | 6 |
| 1895 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1898 | #885 | 7 |
| 1901 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1911 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1913 | #1,497 | 13 |
| 1914 | #1,868 | 12 |
| 1915 | #1,878 | 15 |
| 1916 | #1,646 | 19 |
| 1917 | #1,437 | 24 |
| 1918 | #1,827 | 18 |
| 1919 | #1,624 | 21 |
| 1920 | #1,382 | 28 |
| 1921 | #2,153 | 15 |
| 1922 | #1,883 | 18 |
| 1923 | #1,816 | 19 |
| 1924 | #1,727 | 21 |
| 1925 | #1,806 | 19 |
| 1926 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1927 | #2,121 | 15 |
| 1928 | #1,760 | 19 |
| 1929 | #2,317 | 12 |
| 1930 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1931 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1932 | #2,191 | 12 |
| 1933 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1934 | #2,741 | 8 |
| 1935 | #2,720 | 8 |
| 1936 | #1,964 | 13 |
| 1937 | #1,828 | 15 |
| 1938 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1939 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1940 | #2,179 | 11 |
| 1941 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1943 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1944 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1945 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1946 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1947 | #2,671 | 9 |
| 1948 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1949 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1950 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1951 | #3,067 | 7 |
| 1953 | #2,391 | 11 |
| 1954 | #2,592 | 10 |
| 1955 | #2,763 | 9 |
| 1956 | #3,534 | 6 |
| 1957 | #2,496 | 11 |
| 1958 | #2,642 | 10 |
| 1959 | #2,663 | 10 |
| 1960 | #4,040 | 5 |
| 1961 | #2,240 | 14 |
| 1962 | #2,503 | 11 |
| 1963 | #2,675 | 10 |
| 1964 | #2,114 | 15 |
| 1965 | #3,538 | 6 |
| 1966 | #1,893 | 17 |
| 1967 | #2,140 | 14 |
| 1968 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1969 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1970 | #2,621 | 13 |
| 1971 | #2,367 | 16 |
| 1972 | #2,992 | 11 |
| 1973 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1974 | #2,799 | 13 |
| 1975 | #2,637 | 15 |
| 1976 | #2,509 | 17 |
| 1977 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1978 | #3,613 | 10 |
| 1979 | #2,157 | 23 |
| 1980 | #2,965 | 15 |
| 1981 | #3,857 | 10 |
| 1982 | #2,596 | 18 |
| 1983 | #3,231 | 13 |
| 1984 | #2,824 | 16 |
| 1985 | #2,710 | 18 |
| 1986 | #3,653 | 12 |
| 1987 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1988 | #4,161 | 11 |
| 1989 | #2,989 | 20 |
| 1990 | #3,309 | 18 |
| 1991 | #3,462 | 17 |
| 1992 | #3,337 | 19 |
| 1993 | #5,003 | 11 |
| 1994 | #5,453 | 10 |
| 1995 | #5,501 | 10 |
| 1996 | #5,535 | 10 |
| 1997 | #4,960 | 12 |
| 1998 | #3,849 | 18 |
| 1999 | #6,042 | 10 |
| 2000 | #4,572 | 16 |
| 2001 | #5,142 | 14 |
| 2002 | #5,395 | 13 |
| 2003 | #3,279 | 28 |
| 2004 | #4,005 | 22 |
| 2005 | #3,527 | 27 |
| 2006 | #4,675 | 19 |
| 2007 | #1,161 | 152 |
| 2008 | #877 | 241 |
| 2009 | #985 | 201 |
| 2010 | #925 | 218 |
| 2011 | #886 | 234 |
| 2012 | #785 | 288 |
| 2013 | #704 | 337 |
| 2014 | #558 | 494 |
| 2015 | #518 | 556 |
| 2016 | #505 | 593 |
| 2017 | #498 | 582 |
| 2018 | #504 | 569 |
| 2019 | #482 | 607 |
| 2020 | #457 | 649 |
| 2021 | #446 | 687 |
| 2022 | #421 | 758 |
| 2023 | #475 | 638 |
| 2024 | #508 | 597 |
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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