Name Legacy

Leonela

Recorded 1980–2025 · United States

Leonela was most popular in 1985, when 67 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,732 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,057 people named Leonela.

Most popular in1985
Rank that year#2,732
Births that year67
Total since 18801,057
Given to100% girls

Leonela over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Leonela’s peak in 1985. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Leonela a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Leonela is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,057 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Leonela is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org