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Leonidas

Boy

Origin of the name

Leonidas is the name of the king of Sparta who died defending the pass of Thermopylae.

Comeback name

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Leonidas peaked in 2022, when 1 baby in 4,455 was given the name. Almost forgotten around 1904, with about 0 births a year, it has been climbing back since. Its rank in 2025: No. 510. 44% of all babies named Leonidas since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
10,281births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 421rank at its peak, in 2022

Where babies named Leonidas are born

2022

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Leonidas is most common in Colorado (2.1 times), Arizona (1.8) and Washington (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

Names from the same era

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