Baby name meaning

Leonardo

Brave lion · Germanic origin

Meaning & origin

Leonardo is a male name of Germanic origin, meaning “Brave lion”.

How popular is Leonardo?

In England & Wales, Leonardo ranked #124 among boys' names in 2024, with 439 babies given the name — up from #178 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2019, when it reached #116.

In the United States, Leonardo was the #86 boys' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

Leonardo — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the boys' name Leonardo 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#1,000#10,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #842US 1960: #754US 1970: #573US 1980: #450US 1990: #415US 2000: #253US 2010: #150US 2020: #86England & Wales 2024: #124United StatesEngland & Wales
Leonardo’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.
Leonardo 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#1,5278
2000#52338
2005#315102
2010#257184
2015#160366
2019#116494
2020#128428
2024#124439

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