Leona

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Leona: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Leona: Recorded every year since 1965, it reached #91 in 2007, and it stood at #267 in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
137times a registrar ranked it
61years from first to last
#91highest recorded position
28groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Leona's record

Ranked every year since 1965, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Moved 145 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#484
1997	#449
1998	#501
1999	#557
2000	#418
2001	#419
2002	#445
2003	#523
2004	#480
2005	#509
2006	#311
2007	#200
2008	#238
2009	#346
2010	#380
2011	#432
2012	#573
2013	#639
2014	#645
2015	#696
2016	#655
2017	#915
2018	#729
2019	#778
2020	#735
2021	#788
2022	#809
2023	#941
2024	#980

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1965 to 2025.

In 2025: #267 among girls in Norway, #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1965–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1965
First recorded at #282 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2021
Highest recorded position: #91 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1997–2021).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #267 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Leona appears in 4 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 61 years beginning in 1965, and has registered 1,589 births with the name.

Leona across 4 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Leona's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#282 (1965)	#97 (1980)	#608 (2025)	61 of 61	1,589 (1965–2025)	90 (1980)
England and Wales · Girls	#484 (1996)	#200 (2007)	#980 (2024)	29 of 29	2,285 (1996–2024)	266 (2007)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#147 (1997)	#91 (2007)	#298 (2021)	22 of 25	207 (1997–2021)	25 (2008)
Norway · Girls	#417 (2002)	#161 (2013)	#267 (2025)	24 of 24	537 (2002–2025)	39 (2008)

Leona by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Leona in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	45	5 of 10	9
1970s	292	10 of 10	29
1980sbusiest	507	10 of 10	51
1990s	312	10 of 10	31
2000s	252	10 of 10	25
2010s	137	10 of 10	14
2020s	44	6 of 10	7

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1980s were its busiest decade, averaging 51 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2006 and 2007, when recorded births rose by 39, from 16 to 55.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Leona appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #91 in Northern Ireland in 2007.

Leona's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#980	36	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#941	37	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#809	44	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#788	46	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#735	50	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#778	48	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#729	54	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#915	41	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#655	64	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#696	58	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#645	62	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#639	64	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#573	74	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#432	99	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#380	120	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#346	126	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#238	208	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#200	266	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#311	143	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#509	68	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#480	71	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#523	60	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#445	71	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#419	73	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#418	75	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#557	50	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#501	55	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#449	65	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#484	57	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	female	#298	5	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	female	#424	3	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#313	5	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#440	3	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#365	4	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#255	7	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#203	9	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#277	6	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#160	13	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#154	13	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#96	25	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#91	23	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#265	6	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#278	5	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#238	6	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#202	7	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#150	12	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#146	12	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#174	9	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#158	11	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#187	9	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#147	14	High	Verified
2025	Norway	female	#267	15	High	Verified
2024	Norway	female	#255	16	High	Verified
2023	Norway	female	#267	15	High	Verified
2022	Norway	female	#240	17	High	Verified
2021	Norway	female	#216	19	High	Verified
2020	Norway	female	#246	18	High	Verified
2019	Norway	female	#275	15	High	Verified
2018	Norway	female	#201	25	High	Verified
2017	Norway	female	#222	23	High	Verified
2016	Norway	female	#236	23	High	Verified
2015	Norway	female	#176	33	High	Verified
2014	Norway	female	#168	36	High	Verified
2013	Norway	female	#161	38	High	Verified
2012	Norway	female	#257	21	High	Verified
2011	Norway	female	#228	24	High	Verified
2010	Norway	female	#219	27	High	Verified
2009	Norway	female	#179	35	High	Verified
2008	Norway	female	#165	39	High	Verified
2007	Norway	female	#220	26	High	Verified
2006	Norway	female	#236	22	High	Verified
2005	Norway	female	#241	22	High	Verified
2004	Norway	female	#345	12	High	Verified
2003	Norway	female	#425	8	High	Verified
2002	Norway	female	#417	8	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#608	5	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#320	12	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#445	8	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#634	5	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#661	5	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#410	9	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#421	9	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#436	9	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#579	6	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#359	12	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#306	16	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#404	11	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#374	12	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#225	24	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#299	17	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#255	21	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#168	36	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#124	52	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#107	55	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#260	16	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#232	17	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#242	15	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#362	8	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#229	16	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#238	14	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#165	23	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#136	28	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#185	18	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#148	34	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#164	30	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#125	42	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#164	27	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#125	42	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#141	38	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#171	26	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#178	27	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#129	41	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#143	39	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#125	48	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#162	34	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#135	44	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#140	46	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#126	55	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#151	43	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#116	67	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#97	90	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#126	60	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#167	40	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#174	33	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#209	24	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#205	23	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#188	32	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#192	29	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#232	16	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#209	21	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#225	14	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#237	13	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#270	8	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#214	13	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#310	5	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#282	6	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	female	#541	5	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1965 and 2025, ranked in 61 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #91, first reached in 2007.

It held a top-100 place in 3 years, 2 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 266 births, registered in England and Wales in 2007.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 59 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Leola · #2843, 12y
Leon · #13, 74y
Leonard · #73, 70y
Leonardas · #1986, 12y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Eilish · #94, 61y
Dawn · #95, 64y
Emmanuel · #95, 56y
Gloria · #86, 65y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Cyril · #91, 56y
Marlene · #91, 54y
Cathy · #92, 54y
Dearbhla · #90, 57y

Leona was ranked #91 in Northern Ireland · Girls in 2007. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Leona and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Leona without appearing here.

Leona moved ahead of

Shannon Compare
In 2017 they stood at #915 and #915 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #729 and #1436.
Kerry Compare
In 2005 they stood at #509 and #494 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2006 that had become #311 and #796.
Brittany Compare
In 2000 they stood at #418 and #275 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #419 and #871.
Denise Compare
In 2003 they stood at #362 and #333 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2004 that had become #242 and #677.

Moved ahead of Leona

Blake Compare
In 2016 they stood at #655 and #768 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #915 and #499.
Mina Compare
In 2016 they stood at #655 and #681 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #915 and #533.
Caitlin Compare
In 2024 they stood at #320 and #342 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2025 that had become #608 and #247.
Alex Compare
In 2024 they stood at #320 and #504 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2025 that had become #608 and #304.

Moved the opposite way to Leona

Amy Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Leona went from #282 to #608 while Amy went from #262 to #138.
Emma Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Leona went from #282 to #608 while Emma went from #198 to #28.
Hannah Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Leona went from #282 to #608 while Hannah went from #119 to #21.
Victoria Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Leona went from #282 to #608 while Victoria went from #282 to #166.

Moved the same way as Leona

Audrey Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Leona went from #282 to #608 and Audrey from #73 to #885.
Hanna Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Leona went from #282 to #608 and Hanna from #167 to #273.
Ida Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Leona went from #282 to #608 and Ida from #325 to #885.
Julia Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Leona went from #282 to #608 and Julia from #45 to #118.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #91 in Northern Ireland in 2007. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Leona

Leona at a glance

What stands out in Leona's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Leona across 4 official records

Leona by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Leona appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Leona

Leona and the names beside it

Leona moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Leona

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Moved the same way as Leona

Leona at a glance

What stands out in Leona's record

Leona across 4 official records

Leona by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Leona appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Leona

Leona and the names beside it

Leona moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Leona

Moved the opposite way to Leona

Moved the same way as Leona