How Many People Are Named Leona?
people named Leona are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 11,266 people in the US has this name
Based on 113,624 babies named Leona in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,346 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of LEON.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Leona in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Leona alive today is about 51 years old, and 52% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 14 and 78 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Leona first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 3,346 babies. In 2025, 723 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Leona never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #69, in 1904 to 1905, and it was in the top 100 in 27 years between 1896 and 1923. In 2025 it ranked #429.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #429 |
| Best rank | #69 (1904 to 1905) |
| Years in the top 100 | 27 (1896 to 1923) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #105 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Leona alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Leona were born in California than in any other state: about 2,578 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Leona was given 2.4 times as often in North Dakota, 2.1 times in South Dakota and 2 times in Nebraska.
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