Leon Overview
Leon Variations in Different Cultures
What Is the Meaning of Leon?
Leon means “lion,” symbolizing strength and bravery. Individuals with this name are often perceived as confident and courageous, exuding a natural sense of leadership and charisma.
What Is the Origin of The Name Leon?
The name Leon has Greek origins, derived from the Greek word “leon.” It has been used since ancient times and was popularized in various cultures throughout Europe, especially in France and Spain.
Leon Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Leon
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 148 (+10 from 2022) | 2447 (+77 from 2022) | 0.13363 |
2022 | 158 (+19 from 2021) | 2370 (+172 from 2021) | 0.12654 |
2021 | 177 (+19 from 2020) | 2198 (+275 from 2020) | 0.11731 |
2020 | 196 (+13 from 2019) | 1923 (+62 from 2019) | 0.10396 |
2019 | 209 (+29 from 2018) | 1861 (+257 from 2018) | 0.09684 |
2018 | 238 (+6 from 2017) | 1604 (+89 from 2017) | 0.08252 |
2017 | 244 (+32 from 2016) | 1515 (+202 from 2016) | 0.07655 |
2016 | 276 (+38 from 2015) | 1313 (+173 from 2015) | 0.06482 |
2015 | 314 (+7 from 2014) | 1140 (+59 from 2014) | 0.05576 |
2014 | 321 (+3 from 2013) | 1081 (+61 from 2013) | 0.05275 |
2013 | 324 (+32 from 2012) | 1020 (+161 from 2012) | 0.05048 |
2012 | 356 (+50 from 2011) | 859 (+163 from 2011) | 0.04233 |
2011 | 406 (+11 from 2010) | 696 (+27 from 2010) | 0.03426 |
2010 | 417 (+28 from 2009) | 669 (+42 from 2009) | 0.03256 |
2009 | 445 (+54 from 2008) | 627 (+78 from 2008) | 0.02956 |
2008 | 499 (-11 from 2007) | 549 (+6 from 2007) | 0.02518 |
2007 | 488 (+14 from 2006) | 543 (+27 from 2006) | 0.02451 |
2006 | 502 (+22 from 2005) | 516 (+46 from 2005) | 0.02354 |
2005 | 524 (-4 from 2004) | 470 (+8 from 2004) | 0.02209 |
2004 | 520 (-23 from 2003) | 462 (-33 from 2003) | 0.02186 |
2003 | 497 (-6 from 2002) | 495 (+24 from 2002) | 0.02356 |
2002 | 491 (-1 from 2001) | 471 (+2 from 2001) | 0.02279 |
2001 | 490 (+9 from 2000) | 469 (+12 from 2000) | 0.02267 |
2000 | 499 (-19 from 1999) | 457 (-6 from 1999) | 0.02188 |
1999 | 480 (-4 from 1998) | 463 (+3 from 1998) | 0.02271 |
1998 | 476 (+13 from 1997) | 460 (+24 from 1997) | 0.02269 |
1997 | 489 (-31 from 1996) | 436 (-37 from 1996) | 0.02182 |
1996 | 458 (-6 from 1995) | 473 (-30 from 1995) | 0.02361 |
1995 | 452 (-31 from 1994) | 503 (-41 from 1994) | 0.02501 |
1994 | 421 (+4 from 1993) | 544 (+13 from 1993) | 0.02669 |
1993 | 425 (-37 from 1992) | 531 (-60 from 1992) | 0.02571 |
1992 | 388 (+3 from 1991) | 591 (+10 from 1991) | 0.02815 |
1991 | 391 (-1 from 1990) | 581 (-13 from 1990) | 0.02741 |
1990 | 390 (-39 from 1989) | 594 (-53 from 1989) | 0.02760 |
1989 | 351 (-31 from 1988) | 647 (-28 from 1988) | 0.03087 |
1988 | 320 (-2 from 1987) | 675 (+13 from 1987) | 0.03371 |
1987 | 318 (-19 from 1986) | 662 (-25 from 1986) | 0.03395 |
1986 | 299 (-16 from 1985) | 687 (-40 from 1985) | 0.03575 |
1985 | 283 (-21 from 1984) | 727 (-70 from 1984) | 0.03778 |
1984 | 262 (+2 from 1983) | 797 (+13 from 1983) | 0.04247 |
1983 | 264 (-11 from 1982) | 784 (-89 from 1982) | 0.04207 |
1982 | 253 (-1 from 1981) | 873 (+4 from 1981) | 0.04626 |
1981 | 252 (-4 from 1980) | 869 (-35 from 1980) | 0.04666 |
1980 | 248 (-6 from 1979) | 904 (-3 from 1979) | 0.04874 |
1979 | 242 (-14 from 1978) | 907 (-17 from 1978) | 0.05063 |
1978 | 228 No change from 1977 | 924 (-24 from 1977) | 0.05408 |
1977 | 228 (-7 from 1976) | 948 (+24 from 1976) | 0.05546 |
1976 | 221 (+12 from 1975) | 924 (+40 from 1975) | 0.05660 |
1975 | 233 (-15 from 1974) | 884 (-89 from 1974) | 0.05449 |
1974 | 218 (-1 from 1973) | 973 (-34 from 1973) | 0.05968 |
1973 | 217 (+1 from 1972) | 1007 (-18 from 1972) | 0.06241 |
1972 | 218 (+9 from 1971) | 1025 (-16 from 1971) | 0.06123 |
1971 | 227 (-20 from 1970) | 1041 (-180 from 1970) | 0.05726 |
1970 | 207 (+6 from 1969) | 1221 (+70 from 1969) | 0.06410 |
1969 | 213 (-17 from 1968) | 1151 (-46 from 1968) | 0.06293 |
1968 | 196 (-1 from 1967) | 1197 (-1 from 1967) | 0.06742 |
1967 | 195 (-8 from 1966) | 1198 (-110 from 1966) | 0.06732 |
1966 | 187 (+12 from 1965) | 1308 (+45 from 1965) | 0.07196 |
1965 | 199 (-9 from 1964) | 1263 (-219 from 1964) | 0.06666 |
1964 | 190 (+11 from 1963) | 1482 (+5 from 1963) | 0.07311 |
1963 | 201 (-6 from 1962) | 1477 (-66 from 1962) | 0.07154 |
1962 | 195 (-1 from 1961) | 1543 (-13 from 1961) | 0.07342 |
1961 | 194 (-5 from 1960) | 1556 (-92 from 1960) | 0.07214 |
1960 | 189 (-13 from 1959) | 1648 (-100 from 1959) | 0.07611 |
1959 | 176 (-13 from 1958) | 1748 (-185 from 1958) | 0.08068 |
1958 | 163 (+3 from 1957) | 1933 (+46 from 1957) | 0.08970 |
1957 | 166 (-12 from 1956) | 1887 (-155 from 1956) | 0.08621 |
1956 | 154 (-11 from 1955) | 2042 (-100 from 1955) | 0.09514 |
1955 | 143 (-3 from 1954) | 2142 (-3 from 1954) | 0.10248 |
1954 | 140 (-3 from 1953) | 2145 (-128 from 1953) | 0.10367 |
1953 | 137 (-13 from 1952) | 2273 (-104 from 1952) | 0.11352 |
1952 | 124 (-2 from 1951) | 2377 (+11 from 1951) | 0.12046 |
1951 | 122 (-3 from 1950) | 2366 (-63 from 1950) | 0.12377 |
1950 | 119 (+2 from 1949) | 2429 (+5 from 1949) | 0.13355 |
1949 | 121 (-2 from 1948) | 2424 (+41 from 1948) | 0.13452 |
1948 | 119 (-2 from 1947) | 2383 (-106 from 1947) | 0.13367 |
1947 | 117 (-4 from 1946) | 2489 (+151 from 1946) | 0.13399 |
1946 | 113 (-2 from 1945) | 2338 (+240 from 1945) | 0.14166 |
1945 | 111 (-3 from 1944) | 2098 (-54 from 1944) | 0.15298 |
1944 | 108 (-5 from 1943) | 2152 (-300 from 1943) | 0.15491 |
1943 | 103 (-10 from 1942) | 2452 (-96 from 1942) | 0.16857 |
1942 | 93 No change from 1941 | 2548 (+174 from 1941) | 0.18093 |
1941 | 93 (-4 from 1940) | 2374 (+55 from 1940) | 0.18918 |
1940 | 89 (-3 from 1939) | 2319 (-8 from 1939) | 0.19550 |
1939 | 86 (-1 from 1938) | 2327 (-28 from 1938) | 0.20533 |
1938 | 85 No change from 1937 | 2355 (+30 from 1937) | 0.20722 |
1937 | 85 (-3 from 1936) | 2325 (+43 from 1936) | 0.21259 |
1936 | 82 (+4 from 1935) | 2282 No change from 1935 | 0.21441 |
1935 | 86 (+1 from 1934) | 2282 (-24 from 1934) | 0.21335 |
1934 | 87 (-2 from 1933) | 2306 (+119 from 1933) | 0.21715 |
1933 | 85 (-2 from 1932) | 2187 (-108 from 1932) | 0.21437 |
1932 | 83 (+1 from 1931) | 2295 (+50 from 1931) | 0.21360 |
1931 | 84 (-3 from 1930) | 2245 (-156 from 1930) | 0.20986 |
1930 | 81 No change from 1929 | 2401 (+65 from 1929) | 0.21257 |
1929 | 81 No change from 1928 | 2336 (-124 from 1928) | 0.21091 |
1928 | 81 (-3 from 1927) | 2460 (-142 from 1927) | 0.21557 |
1927 | 78 (-5 from 1926) | 2602 (-45 from 1926) | 0.22394 |
1926 | 73 (+3 from 1925) | 2647 (+11 from 1925) | 0.23109 |
1925 | 76 No change from 1924 | 2636 (-41 from 1924) | 0.22893 |
1924 | 76 (+1 from 1923) | 2677 (+149 from 1923) | 0.22899 |
1923 | 77 No change from 1922 | 2528 (+7 from 1922) | 0.22327 |
1922 | 77 (-3 from 1921) | 2521 (-95 from 1921) | 0.22405 |
1921 | 74 (+1 from 1920) | 2616 (+62 from 1920) | 0.22989 |
1920 | 75 (+5 from 1919) | 2554 (+304 from 1919) | 0.23202 |
1919 | 80 (-3 from 1918) | 2250 (-192 from 1918) | 0.22160 |
1918 | 77 (+5 from 1917) | 2442 (+340 from 1917) | 0.23287 |
1917 | 82 (+3 from 1916) | 2102 (+148 from 1916) | 0.21912 |
1916 | 85 (-3 from 1915) | 1954 (-23 from 1915) | 0.21165 |
1915 | 82 (+3 from 1914) | 1977 (+563 from 1914) | 0.22442 |
1914 | 85 (-4 from 1913) | 1414 (+254 from 1913) | 0.20693 |
1913 | 81 (-2 from 1912) | 1160 (+154 from 1912) | 0.21632 |
1912 | 79 (-2 from 1911) | 1006 (+466 from 1911) | 0.22283 |
1911 | 77 (+4 from 1910) | 540 (+105 from 1910) | 0.22370 |
1910 | 81 (-1 from 1909) | 435 (+58 from 1909) | 0.20862 |
1909 | 80 (+4 from 1908) | 377 (+50 from 1908) | 0.21316 |
1908 | 84 (-4 from 1907) | 327 (+3 from 1907) | 0.19655 |
1907 | 80 (+7 from 1906) | 324 (+61 from 1906) | 0.20431 |
1906 | 87 No change from 1905 | 263 (-11 from 1905) | 0.18256 |
1905 | 87 (+3 from 1904) | 274 (+33 from 1904) | 0.19130 |
1904 | 90 (-14 from 1903) | 241 (-46 from 1903) | 0.17400 |
1903 | 76 (+10 from 1902) | 287 (+39 from 1902) | 0.22193 |
1902 | 86 (+1 from 1901) | 248 (+40 from 1901) | 0.18682 |
1901 | 87 (-2 from 1900) | 208 (-102 from 1900) | 0.17994 |
1900 | 85 (+8 from 1899) | 310 (+122 from 1899) | 0.19121 |
1899 | 93 (-10 from 1898) | 188 (-63 from 1898) | 0.16320 |
1898 | 83 (-2 from 1897) | 251 (+22 from 1897) | 0.19001 |
1897 | 81 (+5 from 1896) | 229 (-6 from 1896) | 0.18779 |
1896 | 86 (+1 from 1895) | 235 (+16 from 1895) | 0.18207 |
1895 | 87 (-3 from 1894) | 219 (-17 from 1894) | 0.17293 |
1894 | 84 (+4 from 1893) | 236 (+25 from 1893) | 0.18896 |
1893 | 88 (+12 from 1892) | 211 (+24 from 1892) | 0.17432 |
1892 | 100 (+4 from 1891) | 187 (+37 from 1891) | 0.14226 |
1891 | 104 (-18 from 1890) | 150 (-47 from 1890) | 0.13728 |
1890 | 86 (+8 from 1889) | 197 (+13 from 1889) | 0.16458 |
1889 | 94 (-4 from 1888) | 184 (-12 from 1888) | 0.15458 |
1888 | 90 (+9 from 1887) | 196 (+49 from 1887) | 0.15088 |
1887 | 99 (+10 from 1886) | 147 (+5 from 1886) | 0.13448 |
1886 | 109 (-10 from 1885) | 142 (-4 from 1885) | 0.11929 |
1885 | 99 (+3 from 1884) | 146 (-4 from 1884) | 0.12592 |
1884 | 102 (-5 from 1883) | 150 (+10 from 1883) | 0.12221 |
1883 | 97 (+17 from 1882) | 140 (+9 from 1882) | 0.12447 |
1882 | 114 (-10 from 1881) | 131 (+10 from 1881) | 0.10735 |
1881 | 104 (+10 from 1880) | 121 (+3 from 1880) | 0.11175 |
1880 | 114 First SSA data recorded | 118 First SSA data recorded | 0.09966 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Leon
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )New York (NY)
#1352021 | #1382022 | #992023 |
Texas (TX)
#1982021 | #1902022 | #1432023 |
California (CA)
#1192021 | #1062022 | #982023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#1722021 | #1662022 | #1502023 |
Illinois (IL)
#1652021 | #1532022 | #1442023 |
Michigan (MI)
#1622021 | #1422022 | #1622023 |
Georgia (GA)
#2152021 | #2232022 | #2442023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#2882021 | #2482022 | #2732023 |
Alabama (AL)
#3782021 | #3432022 | #3292023 |
Florida (FL)
#1752021 | #1732022 | #1792023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#2382021 | #2462022 | #2682023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#4212021 | #2222022 | #4442023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#4972020 | #4002021 | #3892022 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#1802021 | #1762022 | #1652023 |
Ohio (OH)
#1742021 | #2312022 | #1492023 |
Virginia (VA)
#1902021 | #2002022 | #1862023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#2072021 | #1942022 | #2182023 |
Missouri (MO)
#2392021 | #1972022 | #1622023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#2812021 | #1752022 | #2692023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#1382021 | #1612022 | #1472023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#2992021 | #1932022 | #2072023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#1762021 | #1572022 | #972023 |
Maryland (MD)
#3052021 | #1842022 | #2752023 |
Indiana (IN)
#1622021 | #1852022 | #1602023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#1252021 | #1232022 | #842023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#2482021 | #2232022 | #2052023 |
Kansas (KS)
#2032021 | #2412022 | #2142023 |
Washington (WA)
#1092021 | #842022 | #752023 |
Iowa (IA)
#1902021 | #2442022 | #2012023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#1972021 | #1292022 | #1802023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#1302021 | #742022 | #2212023 |
Colorado (CO)
#1352021 | #1342022 | #1142023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#1652021 | #1882022 | #1872023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#2712021 | #1362022 | #1492023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#3252021 | #1872022 | #1732023 |
Utah (UT)
#2092021 | #1752022 | #1602023 |
Maine (ME)
#2202021 | #1042022 | #2532023 |
Oregon (OR)
#892021 | #712022 | #942023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#1762021 | #1132022 | #1512023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#1092021 | #1792022 | #1932023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#1812020 | #1632021 | #1662022 |
North Dakota (ND)
#2342017 | #1892022 | #1312023 |
Idaho (ID)
#1792021 | #3072022 | #1752023 |
Vermont (VT)
#1111973 | #1201983 | #762019 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#1702021 | #952022 | #2322023 |
Delaware (DE)
#2292020 | #1512021 | #2372022 |
Montana (MT)
#2172018 | #1332019 | #1902021 |
Nevada (NV)
#1732021 | #982022 | #1512023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#1072021 | #1102022 | #772023 |
Alaska (AK)
#1062021 | #1212022 | #862023 |
Wyoming (WY)
#1371962 | #1192020 | #1172021 |
Popularity Rankings for Leon in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Germany
#32021 | #52022 | #42023 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#42020 | #62021 | #42022 |
Popularity in Poland
#62021 | #72022 | #62023 |
Popularity in Austria
#82020 | #72021 | #92022 |
Popularity in Belgium
#142020 | #112021 | #152022 |
Popularity in Croatia
#172021 | #142022 | #142023 |
Popularity in Sweden
#142023 | #2472023 | #4562023 |
Popularity in Iceland
#512021 | #292022 | #572023 |
Popularity in Norway
#362021 | #362022 | #332023 |
Popularity in Finland
#432022 | #332023 |
Popularity in Argentina
#612008 | #522011 | #382012 |
Popularity in Russia (Moscow)
#442022 | #432023 | #402024 |
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#602021 | #432022 | #462023 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#712020 | #652021 | #512022 |
Popularity in Ireland
#622021 | #592022 | #802023 |
Popularity in Bosnia and Herzegovina
#672020 | #612021 | #752022 |
Popularity in Canada
#1662021 | #1372022 | #652023 |
Popularity in Scotland
#812021 | #712022 | #692023 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#932021 | #832022 | #952023 |
Popularity in Other American Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
#1151998 | #881999 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#932019 | #932020 | #1012021 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#1252021 | #1772022 | #952023 |
Popularity in Mexico
#3972020 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Leon a Name for Boys or Girls?
Leon is frequently given to boys due to its strong, assertive qualities and historical significance. The name’s rich heritage and bold sound have made it a popular selection for parents looking for a classic and powerful name for their sons.
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