Girl name#333 of girl names
Leona
Pronounced L IY1 OW0 N AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1918
- 145 years in use
How popular is Leona?
Leona is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 112,894 children — the 333rd most common girls' name on record.
It peaked in 1918, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1918, when 3,335 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L IY1 OW0 N AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 100
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Leona
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Leona
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Leona?
- Leona ranks 333rd among girls' names in US records, with 112,894 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,746.
- Is Leona a unisex name?
- No. Leona is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Leona most popular?
- 1918, when 3,335 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.