How Many People Are Named Leona?
An estimated 26,650 people in the United States have the first name Leona. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Leona peaked in popularity in 1918 with 3,346 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leona 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 Leona paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Leona is overwhelmingly female, 294 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
26,650
About 1 in 12,861 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1918
3,346 births
Total Registered
112,894
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leona
Leona is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 112,894 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Leona as a male name
Ranked #2,216 in 1942
12 male births in 1942
Peak: 1916 (17 births)
Leona as a female name
Ranked #488 in 2024
624 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (3,335 births)
Leona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leona span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 26,133 babies were registered. Leona has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leona by Decade
How has Leona 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,151 | 0 | 2,151 | |
| 1890s | 5,083 | 0 | 5,083 | |
| 1900s | 9,879 | 31 | 9,848 | |
| 1910s | 23,897 | 72 | 23,825 | |
| 1920s | 26,133 | 102 | 26,031 | |
| 1930s | 14,243 | 70 | 14,173 | |
| 1940s | 9,047 | 19 | 9,028 | |
| 1950s | 5,641 | 0 | 5,641 | |
| 1960s | 3,695 | 0 | 3,695 | |
| 1970s | 2,024 | 0 | 2,024 | |
| 1980s | 1,355 | 0 | 1,355 | |
| 1990s | 935 | 0 | 935 | |
| 2000s | 1,486 | 0 | 1,486 | |
| 2010s | 4,297 | 0 | 4,297 | |
| 2020s | 3,028 | 0 | 3,028 | |
Leona by State
Birth registrations for Leona span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Alaska, Delaware, Nevada. On average, about 1,787 Leonas were registered per state.
Leona + Last Name Combinations
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Leona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leona?
We estimate approximately 26,650 people named Leona 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 12,861 Americans share this first name.
Is Leona a common name?
Leona is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 112,894 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leona most popular?
Leona reached peak popularity in 1918, when 3,346 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leona is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leona a female name?
Leona is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leona Smith, Leona Johnson, Leona 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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