Trend of the Popularity of Leo as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 7,793 male babies that were named Leo in the US, which was 0.45% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Leo peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2022 with a count of 8,290 babies, which was 0.48% of the total male babies born in the US in 2022.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Leo, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Leo.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Leo in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Leo in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Leo from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Leo as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	473	0.03
1981	534	0.03
1982	483	0.03
1983	429	0.02
1984	430	0.02
1985	447	0.02
1986	415	0.02
1987	452	0.02
1988	451	0.02
1989	428	0.02
1990	431	0.02
1991	506	0.03
1992	469	0.02
1993	456	0.02
1994	474	0.03
1995	446	0.02
1996	447	0.02
1997	458	0.02
1998	527	0.03
1999	524	0.03
2000	658	0.03
2001	736	0.04
2002	809	0.04
2003	1095	0.06
2004	1239	0.06
2005	1275	0.06
2006	1501	0.07
2007	1531	0.07
2008	1628	0.08
2009	1802	0.09
2010	1946	0.10
2011	2250	0.12
2012	2879	0.15
2013	3510	0.19
2014	3976	0.21
2015	4602	0.24
2016	5299	0.28
2017	5965	0.32
2018	6772	0.37
2019	7501	0.42
2020	7222	0.42
2021	7802	0.45
2022	8290	0.48
2023	8152	0.48
2024	7793	0.45