Leary*
#11,438 most common boys' name of all time · #29,238 across all names · 92% male / 8% female · used 1912–1961 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#11,438
Rank overall
#29,238 of 105,966
First appeared
1912
Years on the list
30 of 146
All-time
210
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1926 #2,659
Best rank
#2,386 1936
Girls
Boys
peak 11/yr
Leary first appears in 1912. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,234 |
| 1960 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,783 |
| 1959 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,396 |
| 1958 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,096 |
| 1955 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,306 |
| 1950 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,837 |
| 1949 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,441 |
| 1948 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,390 |
| 1947 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,506 |
| 1946 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,782 |
| 1945 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,136 |
| 1943 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,859 |
| 1941 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,777 |
| 1940 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,760 |
| 1939 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,658 |
| 1938 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,694 |
| 1937 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,315 |
| 1936 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,386 |
| 1935 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,398 |
| 1932 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,506 |
| 1931 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 1930 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,146 |
| 1928 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,187 |
| 1926 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,659 |
| 1924 | 5 | 5 | 10 | #4,497 |
| 1923 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,285 |
| 1921 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,984 |
| 1920 | 5 | 5 | 10 | #4,451 |
| 1919 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,315 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | 6 | — |