Leon

Boy · recorded 1880–2025

  • #138in 2025
  • 1 in 661boys in 2025
  • +154%last ten years
  • 2.4×in Hawaii

Most popular in 1918, and up 154% over the last ten years.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

01,2052,41018801916195319892025

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 146 recorded years as a table
Leon, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
18801,068
18811,201
18821,152
18831,338
18841,311
18851,354
18861,282
18871,450
18881,622
18891,664
18901,774
18911,482
18921,532
18931,879
18942,039
18951,866
18961,965
18972,031
18982,046
18991,770
19002,060
19011,954
19022,022
19032,407
19041,881
19052,071
19061,975
19072,207
19082,119
19092,299
19102,240
19112,390
19122,340
19132,263
19142,160
19152,330
19162,195
19172,271
19182,410
19192,296
19202,400
19212,375
19222,317
19232,306
19242,363
19252,362
19262,384
19272,309
19282,221
19292,172
19302,188
19312,159
19322,198
19332,206
19342,233
19352,191
19362,200
19372,180
19382,123
19392,102
19402,000
19411,934
19421,846
19431,717
19441,578
19451,559
19461,440
19471,359
19481,359
19491,367
19501,356
19511,257
19521,223
19531,152
19541,053
19551,039
1956966
1957875
1958910
1959819
1960772
1961733
1962745
1963727
1964744
1965679
1966733
1967687
1968689
1969644
1970658
1971588
1972631
1973647
1974619
1975566
1976589
1977577
1978563
1979527
1980507
1981485
1982482
1983437
1984442
1985393
1986374
1987355
1988353
1989323
1990289
1991288
1992296
1993271
1994282
1995264
1996250
1997231
1998241
1999241
2000233
2001241
2002243
2003251
2004233
2005235
2006252
2007262
2008269
2009317
2010349
2011366
2012453
2013540
2014563
2015595
2016692
2017820
2018884
20191,040
20201,115
20211,256
20221,360
20231,438
20241,493
20251,512

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

  1. Hawaii 2.4×
  2. Minnesota 1.8×
  3. Washington 1.7×
  4. Wisconsin 1.6×
  5. California 1.6×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025
2,583
Rank in 2025
#138
How rare
1 in 661 boys
Since 1880
182,638

Most popular in 1918, at 2,410 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 154% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
StateTimes the national rateBirths pooled
Hawaii2.4×32
Minnesota1.8×197
Washington1.7×251
Wisconsin1.6×168
California1.6×1,255

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.