Names / Girl names
Leona
Current rank
#429
holding steady
All-time peak
#69
in 1905
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
113,600
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #69 in 1905 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Leona makes its debut in 1880. Its strongest year was 1905, at #69 nationally. Today it sits at #429 and is holding steady. More than 113,600 children have been given the name overall.