Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Leona
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
1918
Peak births
3,335
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Leona
How many people are named Leona?
An estimated 23,729 living Americans are named Leona.
How rare is Leona?
Leona is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 723 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 78.3% from its 1918 peak.
How old is the typical Leona?
The median age of a living American named Leona is approximately 48 years, with most bearers falling between 10 and 70 years old.
Is Leona still popular?
Yes. Leona is holding steady, with 723 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Leona most common?
Leona has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 7.1× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19182025
Peak year
1918
Decline from peak
78.3%
2025
723
All-time
113,330
Where it lives now
Leona is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 5.7× the national rate in the 1970s.
States where Leona is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.