How Many People Are Named Leopold?
An estimated 2,370 people in the United States have the first name Leopold. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Leopold peaked in popularity in 2020 with 120 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leopold 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 Leopold paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,370
About 1 in 144,622 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2020
120 births
Total Registered
3,965
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leopold
Leopold is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,965 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Leopold as a male name
Ranked #2,082 in 2024
72 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (120 births)
Leopold: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leopold span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 808 babies were registered. While Leopold is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Leopold by Decade
How has Leopold 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.
Leopold by State
Birth registrations for Leopold span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Virginia, Utah, Arizona. On average, about 67 Leopolds were registered per state.
Leopold + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leopold as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leopold
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leopold: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leopold?
We estimate approximately 2,370 people named Leopold 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 144,622 Americans share this first name.
Is Leopold a common name?
Leopold is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,965 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leopold most popular?
Leopold reached peak popularity in 2020, when 120 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leopold is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leopold a male name?
Leopold is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leopold Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leopold Smith, Leopold Johnson, Leopold 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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