Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Leonard
Endangered
Down 92.2% from peak
Peak era
1921
Peak births
5,650
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Leonard
How many people are named Leonard?
An estimated 107,296 living Americans are named Leonard.
How rare is Leonard?
Leonard is uncommon among babies today, with 438 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 92.2% from its 1921 peak.
How old is the typical Leonard?
The median age of a living American named Leonard is approximately 63 years, with most bearers falling between 47 and 73 years old.
Is Leonard still popular?
No. Leonard is endangered as a baby name, down 92.2% from its 1921 peak with 438 births in 2025.
Where is Leonard most common?
Leonard has its strongest geographic signal in New Mexico, where it appears 2.9× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19212025
Peak year
1921
Decline from peak
92.2%
2025
438
All-time
294,334
Where it lives now
Leonard is most concentrated in Louisiana — about 2.7× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Leonard is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.