EveryBabyNames

Leo

4 countries#19 in United States, 2025
US
#19
in United States, 2025
FR
#251
in France, 2022
SCOT
#7
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#5
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
277,688
Peak year (United States)
2022
Peak-year count
8,325
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Leo was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

262,124 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #19 · peaked in 2022 with 8,325 births

Most common in: California, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Illinois

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

8,747 births recorded 1990–2022 · currently #251 · peaked in 2011 with 1,771 births

Most common in: Bouches-du-Rhône, Haute-Garonne, Paris, Nord, Oise

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

4,969 births recorded 1976–2025 · currently #7 · peaked in 2022 with 310 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

1,848 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #5 · peaked in 2018 with 137 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Leo’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#235
2007#238↓3
2008#228↑10
2009#210↑18
2010#191↑19
2011#167↑24
2012#134↑33
2013#112↑22
2014#97↑15
2015#91↑6
2016#74↑17
2017#62↑12
2018#50↑12
2019#40↑10
2020#36↑4
2021#31↑5
2022#22↑9
2023#18↑4
2024#24↓6
2025#19↑5

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