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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Leonia

Leonia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 772nd; the most babies were born in 1918 (41). More babies were named Leonia in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
191841 babies
Total since 1880
1,567babies recorded

Leonia popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#9,7566
1970#7,5636
1960#4,9828
1950#2,08922
1940#1,87019
1930#1,39131
1920#1,49130
1910#1,01619
1900#90418
1890#1,2816
1880——

How popular is Leonia, counting every spelling?

Leonia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Leonia?

About 400 people born in the US named Leonia are alive today, with a median age of 72; half are between 55 and 81. That makes Leonia a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Leonia by state

How common Leonia was among girls born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAR0.07Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesMS0.14Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesGA0.03Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Leonia, girls, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Leonia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leonia, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Leonia

How popular is the name Leonia?

Leonia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 772nd; the most babies were born in 1918 (41). More babies were named Leonia in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Leonia a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Leonia in the US.

Where was Leonia most popular?

In 1916–1920, Leonia was most common in Mississippi (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arkansas and Tennessee.