Leontyne

Girl · recorded 1953–1987

  • 1987last recorded
  • 1966best year

Most popular in 1966.

Last recorded in 1987. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Leontyne.

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Its story

Popularity since 1953

061119531962197019791987

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 27 recorded years as a table
Leontyne, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19534
19553
19562
19574
19603
19614
19626
19637
19646
19656
196611
19674
19683
19697
19705
19723
19734
19757
19784
19793
19814
19825
19833
19843
19854
19864
19873

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Leontyne isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1987
5
Rank in 1987
#11,325
How rare
1 in 347,726 girls
Since 1953
213

Leontyne was last recorded in 1987. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1966, at 11 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Leontyne doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.