Leonela
Leonela was the 8137th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 1720th with 67 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,131 places. More babies were named Leonela in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,137 girls, up 3,550 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198567 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,057babies recorded
Leonela popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,137 | 13 |
| 2020 | #11,687 | 8 |
| 2010 | #10,183 | 11 |
| 2000 | #3,313 | 41 |
| 1990 | #3,856 | 27 |
| 1980 | #7,806 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Leonela, counting every spelling?
Leonela is the most common spelling of a name family that had 21 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 21 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonela | 13 | #8,137 | 72 |
| Leonella | 8 | #11,496 | 30 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Leonela?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leonela (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Leonela born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leonela.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leonela?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Leonela are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 19 and 37. That makes Leonela mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Leonela by state
How common Leonela was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Leonela
How popular is the name Leonela?
Leonela was the 8137th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 1720th with 67 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,131 places. More babies were named Leonela in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Leonela a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leonela in the US.
Where is Leonela most popular?
In 2021–2025, Leonela was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.