Leo
A unisex name of Latin origin, meaning lion.
Babies a year
3,278
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#19
up from #24
UK popularity
#3
3,278 babies · up from #5
How Leo has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #91 |
| 2016 | #74 |
| 2017 | #62 |
| 2018 | #50 |
| 2019 | #40 |
| 2020 | #36 |
| 2021 | #31 |
| 2022 | #22 |
| 2023 | #18 |
| 2024 | #24 |
| 2025 | #19 |
In 2025, 3,278 babies in England and Wales were named Leo. In the US, 5,940 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Leo was most common in 1895, when it went to 0.40% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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