A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME

Leona

/liːˈoʊnə/ · girl name · № 429 of 1,000
feline · taffeta · revived

Origin & Meaning

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Feminine derivative of the Latin leo, meaning lion. The name spread through French and English use before establishing a durable American foothold in the late nineteenth century.
Also answers toLeo, Lona, Lee

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025

SSA Data
1880 peak: 3,346 souls, A.D. 1918 2025
2025: 723 born, rising ↑
Estimated Age
52 yrs
Most Leonas were born around 2025 — has dialed a rotary phone in earnest.
Peak Reign
1918
№79 that year
Generation
Boomer, 28%
then Gen Alpha 24% · Silent 22%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈114K ever born · now rising
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Leona grew up with

SSA Data
a screen that always answers back·podcasts in the car seat·self-checkout beeps

Generation Distribution — Living Leonas

SSA Data
Silent 22%Boomer 28%Gen X 11%Millennial 6%Gen Z 8%Gen Alpha 24%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data
SSA: Leona peaked in 1918.
Estimated average age: 52.

What people think

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Soft Strong
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First Impressions

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The name suggests an embroidered linen handkerchief or a heavy wool overcoat from the First World War era. For decades it belonged almost strictly to grandmothers who remembered parlor upright pianos. Modern ears, however, are just as likely to picture a toddler in wooden clogs. It manages to sound both fierce and soft without raising its voice.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01
The name hit its historical peak in 1918 with around three thousand babies before beginning a slow, sixty-year slide down the charts.
Field Note 02
A sharp generational split exists today: roughly a quarter of living bearers are toddlers, while more than half are old enough to remember rotary phones.
Field Note 03
Over 114,000 Americans have carried the name since records began in 1880.

Notable Leonas

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Leona Woodsphysicist on the Manhattan Project, b. 1919
Leona Helmsleyhotelier and real estate investor, b. 1920
Leona Lewissinger and songwriter, b. 1985

Adjacent Names

Ephemera — If Leona were a…

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City
Savannah, Georgia
Color
Amber resin
Artifact
Fountain pen with black iron gall ink
Job
Book conservator
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