Leonard has been given to about 295,746 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.
Leonard ranks 637th among American boys in 2025, with 438 born that year. Its best year was 1921, when 5,675 babies were given the name, ranking 39th. The typical living American called Leonard is about 70 years old today. It is relatively most common in Montana, where it accounts for 0.11% 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.