Baby name

Leon

Boy

Origin of the name

Leon comes from the Latin Leo, “lion.” Thirteen popes bore the name Leo.

Rising name

The high point came in 1924, with 2,677 births and the No. 76 spot that year. The rise continues, up 87% on the previous ten years. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 138.

182,638births since 1880

1920sgeneration

No. 76rank at its peak, in 1924

Where babies named Leon are born

1924

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The darker the blue, the more common Leon is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Leon is most common in Mississippi (2.1 times), South Carolina (2) and Louisiana (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Leo 259,988
Deon 15,318
Lon 9,836
Keon 9,123
Levon 5,738
Len 4,514

Names from the same era

Bernard · Leroy · Calvin · Clifford · Floyd · Arnold

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