Leona
Girl5 letters
#608
in Ireland (2025)
#590 with spellings combined
5
babies in 2025
#97
best rank (1980)
1,589
babies since 1965
Down 284
10-year rank change
Leona through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #590 |
| 2024 | 12 | #321 |
| 2023 | 8 | #434 |
| 2022 | 5 | #627 |
| 2021 | 5 | #643 |
| 2020 | 9 | #407 |
| 2019 | 9 | #419 |
| 2018 | 9 | #434 |
| 2017 | 6 | #580 |
| 2016 | 12 | #360 |
| 2015 | 16 | #306 |
| 2014 | 11 | #404 |
| 2013 | 12 | #376 |
| 2012 | 24 | #225 |
| 2011 | 17 | #299 |
| 2010 | 21 | #255 |
| 2009 | 36 | #168 |
| 2008 | 52 | #124 |
| 2007 | 55 | #107 |
| 2006 | 16 | #260 |
| 2005 | 17 | #232 |
| 2004 | 15 | #242 |
| 2003 | 8 | #362 |
| 2002 | 16 | #229 |
| 2001 | 14 | #238 |
| 2000 | 23 | #165 |
| 1999 | 28 | #136 |
| 1998 | 18 | #185 |
| 1997 | 34 | #148 |
| 1996 | 30 | #164 |
| 1995 | 42 | #125 |
| 1994 | 27 | #164 |
| 1993 | 42 | #125 |
| 1992 | 38 | #141 |
| 1991 | 26 | #171 |
| 1990 | 27 | #178 |
| 1989 | 41 | #129 |
| 1988 | 39 | #143 |
| 1987 | 48 | #125 |
| 1986 | 34 | #162 |
| 1985 | 44 | #135 |
| 1984 | 46 | #140 |
| 1983 | 55 | #126 |
| 1982 | 43 | #151 |
| 1981 | 67 | #116 |
| 1980 | 90 | #97 |
| 1979 | 60 | #126 |
| 1978 | 40 | #167 |
| 1977 | 33 | #174 |
| 1976 | 24 | #209 |
| 1975 | 23 | #205 |
| 1974 | 32 | #188 |
| 1973 | 29 | #192 |
| 1972 | 16 | #232 |
| 1971 | 21 | #209 |
| 1970 | 14 | #225 |
| 1969 | 13 | #237 |
| 1968 | 8 | #270 |
| 1967 | 13 | #214 |
| 1966 | 5 | #310 |
| 1965 | 6 | #282 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Leona yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Leona | 5 | 1,589 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #91 (2007); 207 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.