Leone Boy & girl
How popular is Leone?
#4,138 boy name in 2025
25 baby boys were named Leone in the US in 2025, making it the 4138th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Leone popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,138 for boys (▲ 292 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 25 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+4% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,177 in 2015, #5,231 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (25 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,659 in 1928 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 73% boys, 27% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Leone counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Leon family of names ranked #149 for boys in 2025 (#150 the year before), with 2,613 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Leon | 2,583 | 99% |
| Leone | 25 | 1% |
| Leonn | 5 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Leone is most popular
Babies named Leone per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Leone by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 26 | #2,729 |
| 1920s | 39 | #2,659 |
| 1930s | 5 | #3,999 |
| 1940s | 6 | #2,995 |
| 1950s | 5 | #3,797 |
| 1970s | 10 | #5,099 |
| 1990s | 26 | #7,263 |
| 2000s | 49 | #7,687 |
| 2010s | 154 | #4,177 |
| 2020s | 135 | #4,138 |
Boy names about as popular as Leone
Questions
- Is Leone a boy or girl name?
- Leone is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 73% of babies named Leone were boys and 27% were girls.
- How popular is the name Leone?
- 25 baby boys were named Leone in the US in 2025, making it the 4138th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Leone most popular?
- Leone peaked in 2023, when 25 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,659 in 1928.
- How many people are named Leone?
- 6,637 babies have been named Leone in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,231 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 67.
- Where is Leone most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Leone was most common in California, at 0.0 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.