Leonie
Girl name · #2278 in 2025 · Very rare
Leonie ranks #2278 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 80 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #3767, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 22,500 girls born in 2025 was named Leonie.
The 145-year story
Leonie first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 10 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 80 babies and a rank of #2276. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Leonie per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Leonie in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Leonie is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Leonie will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Leonie is most common
State-level data for Leonie is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Leonie
Statistically, parents drawn to Leonie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Laynie, Elanie, Alanie, Journie, and Kaylanie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Leonie | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80 | #2276 |
| 2024 | 74 | #2434 |
| 2023 | 53 | #3091 |
| 2022 | 55 | #2995 |
| 2021 | 55 | #3002 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2631 |
| 2019 | 63 | #2709 |
| 2018 | 59 | #2841 |
| 2017 | 57 | #2903 |
| 2016 | 64 | #2697 |
| 2015 | 40 | #3767 |
| 2014 | 29 | #4768 |
| 2013 | 30 | #4645 |
| 2012 | 40 | #3854 |
| 2011 | 32 | #4466 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5977 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6317 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6130 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7092 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6840 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7891 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6489 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7998 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7816 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6956 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Leonie a popular girl name?
Leonie ranked #2278 among girls in 2025 with 80 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3767.
When was the name Leonie most popular?
Leonie peaked in 2025, when 80 American girls received the name (ranked #2276 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Leonie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 22,500 newborn American girls was named Leonie. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.