How Many People Are Named Lerone?
An estimated 373 people in the United States have the first name Lerone. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Lerone peaked in popularity in 1972 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lerone 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 Lerone paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
373
About 1 in 918,912 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1972
27 births
Total Registered
402
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lerone
Lerone is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 402 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lerone as a male name
Ranked #13,544 in 2011
5 male births in 2011
Peak: 1972 (27 births)
Lerone: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lerone span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 150 babies were registered. Lerone has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lerone by Decade
How has Lerone 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.
Lerone by State
Lerone + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lerone as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lerone
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lerone: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lerone?
We estimate approximately 373 people named Lerone 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 918,912 Americans share this first name.
Is Lerone a common name?
Lerone is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 402 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lerone most popular?
Lerone reached peak popularity in 1972, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lerone is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lerone a male name?
Lerone is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lerone Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lerone Smith, Lerone Johnson, Lerone 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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