How Many People Are Named Leonie?
An estimated 1,246 people in the United States have the first name Leonie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Leonie peaked in popularity in 2024 with 74 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leonie 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 Leonie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,246
About 1 in 275,084 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2024
74 births
Total Registered
2,150
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leonie
Leonie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,150 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leonie as a female name
Ranked #2,443 in 2024
74 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (74 births)
Leonie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leonie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 436 babies were registered. While Leonie is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Leonie by Decade
How has Leonie 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.
Leonie by State
Birth registrations for Leonie span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Louisiana. The lowest are in Washington, Colorado, Ohio. On average, about 39 Leonies were registered per state.
Leonie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leonie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leonie
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leonie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leonie?
We estimate approximately 1,246 people named Leonie 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 275,084 Americans share this first name.
Is Leonie a common name?
Leonie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,150 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leonie most popular?
Leonie reached peak popularity in 2024, when 74 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leonie is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leonie a female name?
Leonie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leonie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leonie Smith, Leonie Johnson, Leonie 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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