Girls' name · peaked in 1905
Leona name popularity since 1925
57,826 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Leona. Half of them were born in 1943 or earlier, so the typical Leona is about 83 years old in 2026. Leona peaked in 1905 as the #69 name for girls, and it ranked #429 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 57,826
- Named Leona, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1905
- #69 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #429
- for girls in 2025 (723 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 57,684 girls · 142 boys
- Most popular in
- North Dakota
- 3.82× its national share
Peak year is the year Leona made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Leona births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Leona peaked earlier, in 1905.
- Steepest fall: Between 1942 and 1947, Leona's share of baby girls fell by 41%, from 1 in 1,280 to 1 in 2,180.
- Fastest rise: Between 2003 and 2008, it became 2.2× more common, from 1 in 17,600 baby girls to 1 in 7,980.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Leona's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Leona.
Decade by decade
Babies named Leona in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 11,292 | 53 | – |
| 1930s | 14,173 | 70 | #155 |
| 1940s | 9,028 | 19 | #227 |
| 1950s | 5,641 | 0 | #389 |
| 1960s | 3,695 | 0 | #508 |
| 1970s | 2,024 | 0 | #751 |
| 1980s | 1,355 | 0 | #1,078 |
| 1990s | 935 | 0 | #1,645 |
| 2000s | 1,487 | 0 | #1,503 |
| 2010s | 4,297 | 0 | #682 |
| 2020–25 | 3,757 | 0 | #429 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
42.0% of babies named Leona from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Leona is most popular
The index compares Leona's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Leona.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 3.82× | 652 |
| South Dakota | 2.45× | 422 |
| Montana | 2.35× | 371 |
| Hawaii | 2.08× | 351 |
| West Virginia | 2.07× | 985 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Leona and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Leona (this page) | 57,684 | 1905 |
| Leonna | 1,375 | 2009 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Leona's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Leona.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Leona (1905).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data