Girl name
Leona
Leona holds the #429 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 723 newborn girls in a single year. After peaking all the way back in 1904, Leona is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Its strongest year on record was 1904 (#69 nationally, 998 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Montana (#122 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#429
among girl names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#69
in 1904 (1900s)
Babies in 2025
723
girls named Leona
Leona popularity, 1880–2025
Where Leona is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Montana (#122), Wisconsin (#230), Washington (#231)
Uniqueness score
38/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Leona in the most recent year of SSA data.