Baby name meaning

Leo

Lion · French origin

Meaning & origin

Leo is a male name of French origin, meaning “Lion”.

How popular is Leo?

In England & Wales, Leo ranked #5 among boys' names in 2024, with 3,324 babies given the name — up from #16 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2022, when it reached #5.

In the United States, Leo was the #36 boys' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

Leo — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the boys' name Leo over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #160US 1960: #230US 1970: #294US 1980: #367US 1990: #477US 2000: #388US 2010: #191US 2020: #36England & Wales 2024: #5United StatesEngland & Wales
Leo’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Leo in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#211149
2000#142261
2005#371,723
2010#362,123
2015#153,468
2020#63,314
2022#53,610
2024#53,324

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