Leonardo Boy
How popular is Leonardo?
#91 boy name in 2025
3,789 baby boys were named Leonardo in the US in 2025, making it the 91st most popular boy name.
93,070living people named Leonardo (est.)
12median age of people named Leonardo
96,207babies named Leonardo since 1880
1 in 875US babies born in 2025
Leonardo popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #91 for boys (▼ 7 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 3,789 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-1% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #103 in 2015, #86 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2019 (4,427 boys) |
| Highest rank | #75 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1885 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Leonardo is most popular
Babies named Leonardo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Nevada: 5.2 per 1,000 (295 boys)
- California: 4.9 per 1,000 (4,518 boys)
- Illinois: 4.5 per 1,000 (1,157 boys)
- Texas: 4.4 per 1,000 (3,875 boys)
- Arizona: 4.3 per 1,000 (699 boys)
Leonardo by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #935 |
| 1900s | 38 | #840 |
| 1910s | 256 | #924 |
| 1920s | 508 | #855 |
| 1930s | 427 | #803 |
| 1940s | 526 | #791 |
| 1950s | 879 | #690 |
| 1960s | 1,400 | #590 |
| 1970s | 2,467 | #480 |
| 1980s | 3,194 | #449 |
| 1990s | 7,285 | #254 |
| 2000s | 19,490 | #164 |
| 2010s | 35,230 | #86 |
| 2020s | 24,361 | #75 |
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Questions
- Is Leonardo a boy or girl name?
- Leonardo is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Leonardo were boys.
- How popular is the name Leonardo?
- 3,789 baby boys were named Leonardo in the US in 2025, making it the 91st most popular boy name.
- When was Leonardo most popular?
- Leonardo peaked in 2019, when 4,427 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #75 in 2022.
- How many people are named Leonardo?
- 96,207 babies have been named Leonardo in the US since 1880. We estimate about 93,070 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Leonardo most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Leonardo was most common in Nevada, at 5.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.