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Girl's name · #429 in the US (2025) · Comeback
Leona was #69 in 1904, slipped to #1932 by 2001, and has climbed back to #429 today. About 113,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#31 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #37 in Croatia (2025) · #93 in Austria (2025) · #110 in Sweden (2025) · #138 in Switzerland (2025) · #159 in Slovenia (2025) · #268 in Norway (2025) · #454 in Scotland (2025) · #537 in Belgium (2025) · #544 in Poland (2025) · #554 in France (2025) · #665 in Ireland (2025) and 2 more.
Among 190 notable people named Leona:
Entertainers appear 1.93× more often than among typical names — e.g. Leona Lewis, British singer (born 1985).
Similar names: Beatrice · Leonie · Helena · Florence · Lina · Louise
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