Leaf
#13,939 most common boys' name of all time · #35,985 across all names · 100% boys / 0% girls · used 1971–2021
Rank among boys
#13,939
Rank overall
#35,985 of 105,966
First appeared
1971
Years on the list
22 of 146
All-time
134
Since 2016
29
Peak year
2016 #6,837
Best rank
#4,809 1976
Girls
Boys
peak 12/yr
Leaf first appears in 1971. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,528 |
| 2020 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,923 |
| 2017 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,124 |
| 2016 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,837 |
| 2015 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,956 |
| 2014 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,903 |
| 2013 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,024 |
| 2012 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,114 |
| 2008 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,982 |
| 2006 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,496 |
| 2004 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,332 |
| 2003 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,349 |
| 2002 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,730 |
| 2000 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,494 |
| 1998 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,839 |
| 1979 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,796 |
| 1978 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,524 |
| 1976 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,809 |
| 1975 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,030 |
| 1973 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,679 |
| 1972 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,580 |
| 1971 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,603 |