Is Leon a Male or Female Name?
Leon is a male name
Gender Distribution
The gender distribution of people named Leon globally is 98.9% males and 1.1% females. The country with the highest male ratio is Australia with 100.0% and the country with the highest female ratio is Saudi Arabia with 5.6%
| Country | Male Ratio | Female Ratio | 
|---|---|---|
| Globally | 98.9% | 1.1% | 
| United States | 99.6% | 0.4% | 
| United Kingdom | 99.5% | 0.5% | 
| Netherlands | 99.6% | 0.4% | 
| Germany | 99.3% | 0.7% | 
| South Africa | 98.4% | 1.6% | 
| France | 96.4% | 3.6% | 
| China | 99.6% | 0.4% | 
| Mexico | 97.4% | 2.6% | 
| Italy | 96.6% | 3.4% | 
| Australia | 100.0% | 0.0% | 
| Canada | 99.7% | 0.3% | 
| Colombia | 97.3% | 2.7% | 
| Belgium | 99.2% | 0.8% | 
| Spain | 98.1% | 1.9% | 
| Malaysia | 97.8% | 2.2% | 
| Israel | 99.3% | 0.7% | 
| Brazil | 99.8% | 0.2% | 
| Poland | 98.4% | 1.6% | 
| Croatia | 99.5% | 0.5% | 
| Switzerland | 98.4% | 1.6% | 
| Hong Kong SAR China | 97.0% | 3.0% | 
| Singapore | 98.9% | 1.1% | 
| Austria | 99.3% | 0.7% | 
| Peru | 95.3% | 4.7% | 
| Ireland | 97.3% | 2.7% | 
| Argentina | 97.5% | 2.5% | 
| Taiwan | 99.3% | 0.7% | 
| Slovenia | 99.6% | 0.4% | 
| Russia | 97.0% | 3.0% | 
| Türkiye | 96.1% | 3.9% | 
| St. Lucia | 100.0% | 0.0% | 
| Jamaica | 98.9% | 1.1% | 
| India | 99.4% | 0.6% | 
| Denmark | 100.0% | 0.0% | 
| New Zealand | 100.0% | 0.0% | 
| Chile | 96.9% | 3.1% | 
| Cameroon | 97.5% | 2.5% | 
| Sweden | 98.6% | 1.4% | 
| Saudi Arabia | 94.4% | 5.6% | 
| Philippines | 98.4% | 1.6% | 
Age Distribution
The largest group of people named Leon are 65+ years old, making up 26.5% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 18-24.
| Age Group | Proportion | 
|---|---|
| 18-24 | 7.9% | 
| 25-34 | 15.4% | 
| 35-44 | 13.5% | 
| 45-54 | 18.0% | 
| 55-64 | 18.7% | 
| 65+ | 26.5% | 
Popular Countries
The country with the largest proportion of people named Leon is Slovenia with 0.1353% of the population. Following is Croatia and Netherlands.
| Country | Proportion | 
|---|---|
| Slovenia | 0.1353% | 
| Croatia | 0.1274% | 
| Netherlands | 0.1253% | 
| Jamaica | 0.1207% | 
| China | 0.0811% | 
| South Africa | 0.0747% | 
| Germany | 0.073% | 
| Taiwan | 0.0565% | 
Historic Popularity
The historic popularity of the name Leon measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.
| Year | Proportion | 
|---|---|
| 1956 | 0.0252‰ | 
| 1957 | 0.026‰ | 
| 1958 | 0.0248‰ | 
| 1959 | 0.0244‰ | 
| 1960 | 0.0288‰ | 
| 1961 | 0.0263‰ | 
| 1962 | 0.0238‰ | 
| 1963 | 0.0245‰ | 
| 1964 | 0.0228‰ | 
| 1965 | 0.0258‰ | 
| 1966 | 0.0206‰ | 
| 1967 | 0.0233‰ | 
| 1968 | 0.0218‰ | 
| 1969 | 0.0211‰ | 
| 1970 | 0.0261‰ | 
| 1971 | 0.0228‰ | 
| 1972 | 0.0239‰ | 
| 1973 | 0.0228‰ | 
| 1974 | 0.0226‰ | 
| 1975 | 0.0229‰ | 
| 1976 | 0.0234‰ | 
| 1977 | 0.0218‰ | 
| 1978 | 0.021‰ | 
| 1979 | 0.0201‰ | 
| 1980 | 0.0218‰ | 
| 1981 | 0.0206‰ | 
| 1982 | 0.0197‰ | 
| 1983 | 0.0195‰ | 
| 1984 | 0.018‰ | 
| 1985 | 0.0167‰ | 
| 1986 | 0.0163‰ | 
| 1987 | 0.0141‰ | 
| 1988 | 0.0141‰ | 
| 1989 | 0.0121‰ | 
| 1990 | 0.0135‰ | 
| 1991 | 0.0134‰ | 
| 1992 | 0.0159‰ | 
| 1993 | 0.0188‰ | 
| 1994 | 0.0207‰ | 
| 1995 | 0.0381‰ | 
| 1996 | 0.0539‰ | 
| 1997 | 0.0486‰ | 
| 1998 | 0.0158‰ | 
| 1999 | 0.0142‰ | 
| 2000 | 0.0086‰ | 
| 2001 | 0.0242‰ | 
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