Leaf Popularity by Year
Follow Leaf across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Leaf birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Boys | 5 | #12,146 | Down 1,541 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 6 | #10,605 | Up 170 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 6 | #10,775 | Down 4,049 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 12 | #6,726 | Up 3,918 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 6 | #10,644 | Down 1,002 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 7 | #9,642 | Up 1,086 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 6 | #10,728 | Up 42 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 6 | #10,770 | Up 1,783 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 5 | #12,553 | Down 498 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 5 | #12,055 | Down 2,107 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 6 | #9,948 | Up 946 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 5 | #10,894 | Down 2,438 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 7 | #8,456 | Down 247 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 7 | #8,209 | Up 270 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 6 | #8,479 | Down 3,124 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 6 | #5,355 | Down 296 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 6 | #5,059 | Down 641 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 7 | #4,418 | Up 1,046 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 5 | #5,464 | Down 363 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 5 | #5,101 | Down 115 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 5 | #4,986 | Down 79 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 5 | #4,907 | — |