Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Leonie

Meaning lion Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,291 Trend ↑ Rising 14%

From French Léonie, from Latin Leonia, feminine of Leonius, derived from leo (“lion”).

Rank 2025
#2,291
among girls · ↑158 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
80
named Leonie · +8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 20,091
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
80 babies
All-time total
2,231
#4,383 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Leonie popularity over time

2,231 babies have been named Leonie since 1880, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1886Girls

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 Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 93 9 – #547
1890s 147 15 +58% #654
1900s 137 14 -7% #872
1910s 193 19 +41% #1,190
1920s 170 17 -12% #1,755
1930s 89 9 -48% #2,160
1940s 73 7 -18% #2,763
1950s 73 7 0% #2,723
1960s 73 7 0% #3,960
1970s 58 6 -21% #4,956
1980s 64 6 +10% #6,480
1990s 75 8 +17% #6,079
2000s 169 17 +125% #6,268
2010s 436 44 +158% #2,718
2020s (to 2025) 381 64 +46% #2,291

Where Leonie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 82 0.05 outside top 500
2027 85 0.05 outside top 500
2028 86 0.05 outside top 500
2029 88 0.05 outside top 500
2030 89 0.06 outside top 500

Where Leonie is most popular

Girls named Leonie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.039 per 1,000. Strongest in California, New York, and Massachusetts.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Leonie 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 Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 69 0.082 +110%
New York 22 0.056 +42%
Massachusetts 6 0.050 +27%
Colorado 5 0.045 +15%
Washington 5 0.035 -11%
Florida 11 0.026 -34%
Ohio 6 0.025 -35%
Texas 16 0.020 -49%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Leonie

Leonie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,291 in 2025 with 80 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 2,231 American babies have been named Leonie. Its peak came in 2025, when 80 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 Leonie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Leonie?

The median living Leonie is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 31. An estimated 1,400 people named Leonie are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

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

Leonie year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 80 #2,291
2024 74 #2,449
2023 53 #3,124
2022 55 #3,015
2021 55 #3,024
2020 64 #2,646
2019 63 #2,718
2018 59 #2,858
2017 57 #2,918
2016 64 #2,724
2015 40 #3,815
2014 29 #4,850
2013 30 #4,708
2012 40 #3,883
2011 32 #4,519
2010 22 #6,084
2009 21 #6,452
2008 22 #6,268
2007 18 #7,281
2006 18 #7,022
2005 14 #8,147
2004 18 #6,655
2003 13 #8,286
2002 13 #8,098
2001 15 #7,170
2000 17 #6,367
1995 – –
1990 6 #12,236
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 7 #7,600
1970 6 #7,564
1965 11 #4,084
1960 8 #4,983
1955 8 #4,581
1950 15 #2,723
1945 7 #3,857
1940 9 #3,099
1935 13 #2,378
1930 16 #2,160
1925 13 #2,705
1920 18 #2,126
1915 23 #1,549
1910 12 #1,390
1905 10 #1,268
1900 12 #1,139
1895 18 #757
1890 16 #680
1885 10 #718
1880 10 #564

Famous people named Leonie

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

  1. 1 Leonie Maier Leonie Maier German footballer (born 1992) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Leonie?

The median living Leonie is about 11 years old. Half of all living Leonies are between 5 and 31 years old.

How many people named Leonie are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Leonie are alive in the United States, based on 2,231 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Leonie mean?

From French Léonie, from Latin Leonia, feminine of Leonius, derived from leo (“lion”).

How popular is the name Leonie in 2025?

Leonie ranked #2,291 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 80 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Leonie?

2,231 babies have been named Leonie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Leonie most popular?

Leonie peaked in 2025, when 80 newborns received the name.

Is Leonie a boy or girl name?

Leonie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Leonie rising or falling?

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

Will Leonie become more popular?

Leonie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 89 girls named Leonie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Leonie?

Well-known people named Leonie include Leonie Maier (soccer player).

Names like Leonie

Names that sound and feel close to Leonie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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