boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Leandro

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #406 Trend ↑ Rising 69%

Leandro is a masculine Italian, Portuguese and Spanish given name.

Rank 2025
#406
among boys · ↑92 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
785
named Leandro · +28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,176
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
785 babies
All-time total
11,078
#1,135 all-time among boys
First recorded
1906
in Social Security records

Leandro popularity over time

11,078 babies have been named Leandro since 1906, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s 17 2 – #1,191
1910s 103 10 +506% #1,486
1920s 206 21 +100% #1,406
1930s 247 25 +20% #1,136
1940s 224 22 -9% #1,271
1950s 243 24 +8% #1,245
1960s 313 31 +29% #1,208
1970s 390 39 +25% #1,180
1980s 438 44 +12% #1,215
1990s 621 62 +42% #1,166
2000s 1,751 175 +182% #866
2010s 3,149 315 +80% #615
2020s (to 2025) 3,376 563 +79% #406

Where Leandro is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 860 0.50 #371
2027 930 0.54 #355
2028 994 0.58 #337
2029 1,051 0.62 #324
2030 1,102 0.65 #310

Where Leandro is most popular

Boys named Leandro per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.343 per 1,000. Strongest in Nevada, Connecticut, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Leandro born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Nevada 41 0.719 +110%
Connecticut 48 0.709 +107%
New Jersey 137 0.680 +98%
Texas 520 0.590 +72%
California 535 0.585 +71%
Massachusetts 76 0.553 +61%
Illinois 131 0.513 +50%
Florida 238 0.503 +47%
Maryland 53 0.444 +30%
Nebraska 18 0.414 +21%
Washington 67 0.410 +19%
Virginia 77 0.406 +18%
North Carolina 102 0.399 +17%
New York 167 0.386 +13%
Colorado 46 0.356 ≈ national
Delaware 5 0.330 ≈ national
Arizona 53 0.324 -6%
Arkansas 20 0.316 -8%
Georgia 80 0.316 -8%
Kansas 20 0.292 -15%
Iowa 19 0.276 -20%
Utah 26 0.272 -21%
Wisconsin 26 0.219 -36%
Indiana 35 0.218 -36%
South Carolina 21 0.203 -41%
Oklahoma 17 0.192 -44%
Oregon 14 0.184 -46%
Pennsylvania 46 0.173 -49%
Minnesota 19 0.155 -55%
New Mexico 5 0.152 -56%
Tennessee 27 0.150 -56%
Ohio 32 0.121 -65%
Missouri 15 0.108 -68%
Michigan 21 0.103 -70%
Kentucky 10 0.100 -71%
Alabama 10 0.091 -73%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Leandro

Leandro is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #406 in 2025 with 785 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1906, 11,078 American babies have been named Leandro. Its peak came in 2025, when 785 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Leandro stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Leandro?

The median living Leandro is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 21. An estimated 10 thousand people named Leandro are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Leandro year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 785 #406
2024 614 #498
2023 563 #525
2022 541 #551
2021 458 #608
2020 415 #646
2019 443 #615
2018 349 #694
2017 334 #721
2016 358 #691
2015 298 #783
2014 294 #785
2013 286 #791
2012 267 #823
2011 257 #840
2010 263 #817
2009 241 #877
2008 224 #915
2007 238 #871
2006 231 #866
2005 211 #871
2004 160 #1,027
2003 126 #1,182
2002 131 #1,114
2001 95 #1,355
2000 94 #1,357
1995 56 #1,637
1990 64 #1,405
1985 27 #2,105
1980 38 #1,582
1975 36 #1,492
1970 32 #1,509
1965 25 #1,578
1960 25 #1,646
1955 27 #1,497
1950 34 #1,245
1945 13 #1,979
1940 19 #1,603
1935 34 #1,136
1930 23 #1,550
1925 21 #1,718
1920 28 #1,406
1915 11 #2,380
1910 6 #1,515
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Leandro

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Leandro Trossard Leandro Trossard Belgian footballer (born 1994) Contemporary
  2. 2 Leandro Bacuna Leandro Bacuna Curaçaoan footballer (born 1991) Contemporary
  3. 3 Leandro Barbosa Leandro Barbosa Brazilian basketball player (born 1982) Contemporary
  4. 4 Leandro Damião Leandro Damião Brazilian footballer (born 1989) Contemporary
  5. 5 Leandro Cabrera Leandro Cabrera Uruguayan footballer (born 1991) Contemporary
  6. 6 Leandro Cufré Leandro Cufré Argentine footballer b. 1978 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Leandro Romagnoli Leandro Romagnoli Argentine former professional footballer (born 1981) Contemporary
  8. 8 Leandro Castán Leandro Castán Brazilian footballer b. 1986 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Leandro Greco Leandro Greco Italian footballer b. 1986 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Leandro Fernández de Moratín Leandro Fernández de Moratín Spanish dramatist, translator and neoclassical poet (1760–1828) 18th century
  11. 11 Leandro Grimi Argentine footballer b. 1985 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Leandro Brazilian footballer b. 1993 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Leandro Rinaudo Leandro Rinaudo Italian footballer (born 1983) Contemporary
  14. 14 Leandro Pereira Leandro Pereira Brazilian footballer b. 1991 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Leandro Domingues Leandro Domingues Brazilian footballer (1983–2025) Contemporary
  16. 16 Leandro Salino Leandro Salino Brazilian footballer b. 1985 · Contemporary
  17. 17 Leandro Somoza Argentine footballer b. 1981 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Leandro Montera da Silva Leandro Montera da Silva Brazilian footballer b. 1985 · Contemporary
  19. 19 Leandro Guilheiro Leandro Guilheiro Brazilian judoka (born 1983) Contemporary
  20. 20 Leandro Simioni Brazilian footballer (born 1974) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Leandro, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Leandro?

The median living Leandro is about 10 years old. Half of all living Leandros are between 4 and 21 years old.

How many people named Leandro are alive today?

An estimated 10 thousand people named Leandro are alive in the United States, based on 11,078 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Leandro mean?

Leandro is a masculine Italian, Portuguese and Spanish given name.

How popular is the name Leandro in 2025?

Leandro ranked #406 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 785 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Leandro?

11,078 babies have been named Leandro in the United States since 1906, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Leandro most popular?

Leandro peaked in 2025, when 785 newborns received the name.

Is Leandro a boy or girl name?

Leandro is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Leandro rising or falling?

Leandro is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Leandro become more popular?

Leandro is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,102 boys named Leandro in 2030, which would rank around #310. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Leandro?

Well-known people named Leandro include Leandro Trossard (soccer player), Leandro Bacuna (soccer player), Leandro Barbosa (basketball player).

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