How Many People Are Named Leonard?
people named Leonard are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,865 people in the US has this name
Based on 295,746 babies named Leonard in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
5,675 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French form of LEONARD.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Leonard in English. Counting Leonard and these spellings together, about 124,136 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Leonard, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Leonard alive today is about 59 years old, and 59% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 49 and 74 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Leonard first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1921, to 5,675 babies. In 2025, 438 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Leonard never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #37, in 1923, and it was in the top 100 for 78 years, 1880 to 1957. In 2025 it ranked #637.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #637 |
| Best rank | #37 (1923) |
| Years in the top 100 | 78 (1880 to 1957) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #38 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Leonard alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Leonard were born in New York than in any other state: about 12,335 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Leonard was given about 1.4 times as often in North Dakota, Nebraska and New Mexico.
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