How Many People Are Named Leamon?
An estimated 1,054 people in the United States have the first name Leamon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Leamon peaked in popularity in 1921 with 64 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leamon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Leamon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 65, Leamon is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1971.
Estimated Living Americans
1,054
About 1 in 325,194 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1921
64 births
Total Registered
2,672
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leamon
Leamon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,672 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Leamon as a male name
Ranked #13,308 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1921 (64 births)
Leamon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leamon span from the 1890s to the 2010s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 547 babies were registered. Leamon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leamon by Decade
How has Leamon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Leamon by State
Birth registrations for Leamon span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky. The lowest are in New York, Mississippi, Florida. On average, about 65 Leamons were registered per state.
Leamon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leamon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leamon
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leamon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leamon?
We estimate approximately 1,054 people named Leamon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 325,194 Americans share this first name.
Is Leamon a common name?
Leamon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,672 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leamon most popular?
Leamon reached peak popularity in 1921, when 64 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leamon is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leamon a male name?
Leamon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leamon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leamon Smith, Leamon Johnson, Leamon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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