Leopold
Leopold was the 2001st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 591st; the most babies were born in 2020 (120). Over the last ten years it has moved down 302 places. More babies were named Leopold in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,001 boys, down 557 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 76boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020120 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,043babies recorded
Leopold popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,001 | 76 |
| 2020 | #1,444 | 120 |
| 2010 | #2,342 | 55 |
| 2000 | #6,635 | 10 |
| 1990 | #4,565 | 12 |
| 1980 | #5,955 | 6 |
| 1970 | #2,363 | 16 |
| 1960 | #2,016 | 17 |
| 1950 | #1,684 | 20 |
| 1940 | #1,421 | 23 |
| 1930 | #1,412 | 27 |
| 1920 | #823 | 67 |
| 1910 | #842 | 14 |
| 1900 | #878 | 10 |
| 1890 | #787 | 8 |
| 1880 | #717 | 8 |
How popular is Leopold, counting every spelling?
Leopold has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Leopold?
76 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leopold (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Leopold 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 110 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leopold.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leopold?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Leopold are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 31. That makes Leopold 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.
Leopold by state
How common Leopold was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (5.1×), New York (1.6×). In 40 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Leopold
How popular is the name Leopold?
Leopold was the 2001st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 591st; the most babies were born in 2020 (120). Over the last ten years it has moved down 302 places. More babies were named Leopold in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Leopold a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Leopold in the US.
Where is Leopold most popular?
In 2021–2025, Leopold was most common in Wisconsin (0.26 per 1,000 boys), followed by Minnesota and New York.