Leno
A unisex name of Latin origin, meaning smooth, soft cloth; a form of Leo.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Leno by the numbers
Leno was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 29 babies in 1921, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Leo
Like Leno, each of these traces back to Leo: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Leonalioness; feminine form of Leo555 in the US (2017)
- Lievheart; lion; a form of Lev or Leo41 in the US (2017)
- Liolion; a short form of Leo9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leonelion; a form of Leo or Leona4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leovannilion; a blended form of Leo and Giovanni11 in the US (2017)
- Leo-Jameslion; form of Leo combined with James10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leo-Jaylion; a form of Leo with Jay7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leonciolion-like; a form of Leo7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leno. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean gentleness
Like Leno, each of these has gentleness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Leahweary; also delicate5,168 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
- Delilahdelicate, languishing1,180 in England and Wales (2025)
- Paulsmall or humble1,684 in the US (2017)
- Milliegentle strength; from Millicent or Amelia1,080 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alisonnoble kind; a form of Alice812 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Leno
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