How Many People Are Named Leone?
An estimated 1,024 people in the United States have the first name Leone. It is predominantly female (93.5%). The average bearer is 49 years old, and Leone peaked in popularity in 1916 with 262 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leone 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 Leone paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Leone has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
Estimated Living Americans
1,024
About 1 in 334,721 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
93.5% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1916
262 births
Total Registered
6,605
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leone
Leone is predominantly female (93.5%), though 430 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Leone as a male name
Ranked #4,494 in 2024
23 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (25 births)
Leone as a female name
Ranked #16,596 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (253 births)
Leone: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leone span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 1,863 babies were registered. Leone has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leone by Decade
How has Leone 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.
Leone by State
Birth registrations for Leone span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan. The lowest are in West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee. On average, about 108 Leones were registered per state.
Leone + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leone as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leone
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leone: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leone?
We estimate approximately 1,024 people named Leone 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 334,721 Americans share this first name.
Is Leone a common name?
Leone is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,605 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leone most popular?
Leone reached peak popularity in 1916, when 262 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leone is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leone a female name?
Leone is predominantly female. 93.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leone Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leone Smith, Leone Johnson, Leone 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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