Leona has been given to about 113,624 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.
Leona ranks 429th among American girls in 2025, with 723 born that year. Its best year was 1918, when 3,346 babies were given the name, ranking 79th. The typical living American called Leona is about 72 years old today. It is relatively most common in Montana, where it accounts for 0.12% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.