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How popular is the name Leeson?

Births per year, rank history and how many Leesons are alive today.

Leeson (male) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2021 (ranked 4789th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. The name peaked in 2009, when 8 babies were given the name, the 2318th most popular that year.

The Leeson you are most likely to meet is around 16 years old. Half of all Leesons born in England and Wales are between 10 and 27, and there are at least 96 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Leeson - on average, only one in every 3,157 such rooms contains a Leeson.

How many babies are named Leeson each year?

02468200020201998: 32000: 42001: 42007: 32009: 82010: 32011: 42015: 42016: 42021: 3actual

Where does Leeson rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,000200020201998: ranked 2,9012000: ranked 2,5012001: ranked 2,5872007: ranked 4,3332009: ranked 2,3182010: ranked 4,6782011: ranked 3,8302015: ranked 3,9082016: ranked 4,0232021: ranked 4,789

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Leeson per year in England and Wales, 1998 to 2021, peaking at about 8 in 2009
Leeson: births per year in England and Wales, 1998-2021. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Leeson most popular?

Leeson peaked in 2009, when 8 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Leeson?

At least 96 people named Leeson born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Leeson?

Most living Leesons are between 10 and 27; the most common age is about 16.

Is Leeson becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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