boy's name
Leonid
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 785
Leonid is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1959.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Leonid over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1970s | 7 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 33 |
| 2000s | 107 |
| 2010s | 191 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 141 |
How popular is Leonid?
In 2025, Leonid was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Leonid is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Leonid is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Léonid | Léonid is a rare spelling of Leonid, written with an acute accent and recorded about 50 times, mostly in France. | 50 |
Names that peaked alongside Leonid
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Leonid also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Leonid over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Leonid
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Leonid — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Leonid
How popular is the name Leonid?
In 2025, Leonid was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Leonid a girl's or a boy's name?
Leonid is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Leonid?
Leonid has 3 syllables.
When was Leonid most popular?
Leonid peaked in 2022, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Leonid a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Leonid currently ranks #3,113 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.