Boys' name · peaked in 2024
Leonel name popularity since 1925
26,807 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Leonel. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Leonel is about 16 years old in 2026. Leonel peaked in 2024 as the #317 name for boys, and it ranked #350 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 26,807
- Named Leonel, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #350
- for boys in 2025 (942 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 5 girls · 26,802 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 3.89× its national share
Peak year is the year Leonel 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.
Leonel births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Leonel both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2013 and 2018, Leonel became 1.6× more common, from 1 in 3,120 baby boys to 1 in 1,970.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Leonel's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Leonel.
Decade by decade
Babies named Leonel 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 | 132 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 324 | #1,216 |
| 1940s | 0 | 390 | #1,137 |
| 1950s | 0 | 476 | #1,057 |
| 1960s | 0 | 633 | #878 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,083 | #755 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,886 | #647 |
| 1990s | 5 | 3,191 | #593 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,139 | #422 |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,618 | #389 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 5,930 | #350 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
43.9% of babies named Leonel from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Leonel is most popular
The index compares Leonel'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 Leonel.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3.89× | 7,573 |
| Nevada | 3.39× | 300 |
| Arizona | 3.36× | 1,082 |
| California | 2.74× | 7,205 |
| Colorado | 1.59× | 488 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Leonel's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Leonel.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Leonel (2024).
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