Boys' name · peaked in 2022
Leonardo name popularity since 1925
95,671 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Leonardo. Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Leonardo is about 12 years old in 2026. Leonardo peaked in 2022 as the #75 name for boys, and it ranked #91 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 95,671
- Named Leonardo, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #91
- for boys in 2025 (3,789 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 141 girls · 95,530 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.96× its national share
Peak year is the year Leonardo made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Leonardo births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2019. Measured as a share of all babies, Leonardo peaked in 2022.
- Fastest rise: Between 1996 and 2001, Leonardo became 2.4× more common, from 1 in 3,240 baby boys to 1 in 1,340.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Leonardo's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Leonardo.
Decade by decade
Babies named Leonardo in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 271 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 427 | #808 |
| 1940s | 0 | 526 | #792 |
| 1950s | 0 | 879 | #788 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,400 | #667 |
| 1970s | 5 | 2,467 | #481 |
| 1980s | 17 | 3,194 | #502 |
| 1990s | 39 | 7,285 | #402 |
| 2000s | 43 | 19,490 | #186 |
| 2010s | 31 | 35,230 | #103 |
| 2020–25 | 6 | 24,361 | #91 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
54.0% of babies named Leonardo from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Leonardo is most popular
The index compares Leonardo'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 Leonardo.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.96× | 1,326 |
| Texas | 2.60× | 19,175 |
| Arizona | 2.57× | 3,128 |
| California | 2.49× | 24,758 |
| Florida | 1.68× | 5,694 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Leonardo's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Leonardo.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Leonardo (2022).
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