Boy name
Leon
Leon holds the #138 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 2,583 newborn boys in a single year. After peaking all the way back in 1926, Leon is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Its strongest year on record was 1926 (#73 nationally, 2,647 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Vermont (#57 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#138
among boy names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#73
in 1926 (1920s)
Babies in 2025
2,583
boys named Leon
Leon popularity, 1880–2025
Where Leon is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Vermont (#57), Hawaii (#79), Alaska (#110)
Uniqueness score
23/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Leon in the most recent year of SSA data.