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Leonilda

100% girls · last recorded 1964

Leonilda has been given to about 125 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 23
Median age today94 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Leonilda per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 10
  • Born in 20250
  • All time125

How popular is Leonilda?

Its best year was 1920, when 10 babies were given the name, ranking 3233rd. The typical living American called Leonilda is about 94 years old today.

Names that sound like Leonilda

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lorinda0.68
  2. Leona0.62
  3. Leila0.62
  4. Leola0.62
  5. Leonora0.62
  6. Melinda0.59
  7. Belinda0.59
  8. Elida0.59

Middle names for Leonilda

Ranked by flow score
  1. Leonilda Rose0.85
  2. Leonilda June0.84
  3. Leonilda Pearl0.84
  4. Leonilda Quinn0.84
  5. Leonilda Nell0.84
  6. Leonilda Wren0.83

Sibling names for Leonilda

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cleoeither · 0.61
  2. Opalsister · 0.59
  3. Ilasister · 0.58
  4. Goldiesister · 0.57
  5. Forestbrother · 0.51
  6. Soleither · 0.49

Where Leonilda is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Leonilda White0.80
    2. Leonilda Reyes0.80
    3. Leonilda Nguyen0.80
    4. Leonilda Moore0.80
    5. Leonilda Hill0.80
    6. Leonilda Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Leonilda

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.