Leoben
Leoben is a Styrian city in central Austria, located on the Mur river. With a population in 2023 of about 25,140 it is a local industrial centre and hosts the University of Leoben, which specialises in mining. The Peace of Leoben, an armistice between Austria and France preliminary to the Treaty of Campo Formio, was signed in Leoben in 1797.
Meaning & Origin of Leoben
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leoben is a Styrian city in central Austria, located on the Mur river. With a population in 2023 of about 25,140 it is a local industrial centre and hosts the University of Leoben, which specialises in mining. The Peace of Leoben, an armistice between Austria and France preliminary to the Treaty of Campo Formio, was signed in Leoben in 1797.
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Etymology
Origin & history
The Story of Leoben
Leoben first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2012, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 5 Leobens were born — ranking #12,271 that year. As of 2026, Leoben ranks #12,271 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Leobens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Leoben
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- See also: Category:People from Leoben Hannes Arch (1967–2016), Austrian pilot who competed in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship from 2007 to 2016
- Nicole Brown (social scientist) (born 1976), Austrian and British writer and academic
- Lisa Eckhart (born 1992), Austrian comedian, poetry slammer and cabaret artist
- Gabriel Gruber SJ, (1740–1805), Austrian cleric and polymath of Slovenian descent
- Egon Kapellari [ de ] (born 1936), RC bishop
- Friedl Kjellberg (1905–1993), Austrian-Finnish ceramicist, used the so-called 'rice grain' method of porcelain -making.
- Norbert Krebs [ de ] (1876–1947), geographer
- Wilfried Morawetz (1951–2007), botanist
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About the name Leoben
Leoben is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Leoben's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #12,271. Use the chart and map above to compare Leoben's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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