Deleon comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "River of lions".
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How popular is Deleon?
2002peak year
Deleon has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #7021), with about 12 babies named Deleon each year. In 2002, 24 babies received the name (ranked #3583). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 973.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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