Trend of the Popularity of Leon 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 2,547 male babies that were named Leon in the US, which was 0.15% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Leon peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2024.

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

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

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Leon 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 Leon from 1980 to 2024.

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	904	0.05
1981	869	0.05
1982	873	0.05
1983	784	0.04
1984	797	0.04
1985	727	0.04
1986	687	0.04
1987	662	0.04
1988	675	0.04
1989	647	0.03
1990	594	0.03
1991	581	0.03
1992	591	0.03
1993	531	0.03
1994	544	0.03
1995	503	0.03
1996	473	0.03
1997	436	0.02
1998	460	0.02
1999	463	0.02
2000	457	0.02
2001	469	0.02
2002	472	0.02
2003	495	0.03
2004	462	0.02
2005	470	0.02
2006	517	0.03
2007	543	0.03
2008	549	0.03
2009	628	0.03
2010	669	0.04
2011	696	0.04
2012	859	0.05
2013	1021	0.05
2014	1081	0.06
2015	1140	0.06
2016	1313	0.07
2017	1516	0.08
2018	1605	0.09
2019	1866	0.10
2020	1923	0.11
2021	2198	0.13
2022	2373	0.14
2023	2456	0.14
2024	2547	0.15