Names / Boy names
Leonidas
Current rank
#510
holding steady
All-time peak
#421
in 2022
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
10,200
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #421 in 2022 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Leonidas first shows up in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. It topped out in 2022 at #421. Today it sits at #510 and is holding steady. Across all years, more than 10,200 children have been named this.