Leola

A unisex name of Germanic origin, meaning lion; a form of Leola or Leonie.

Babies a year
25
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Leola by the numbers

Leola was given to 25 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 849 babies in 1920, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.

Other names that come from Leonie

Like Leola, each of these traces back to Leonie: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Leoniea form of Leona; lioness64 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Leonnalioness; a form of Leona or Leonie37 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Leola

Names that are said the same way as Leola, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Other names that mean a lion

Like Leola, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Ariamelody, air; lioness7,160 in the US (2017)
  • Leolion3,278 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Leonardobrave lion; from Germanic elements4,113 in the US (2017)
  • Ariellion of god2,655 in the US (2017)
  • Leonlion526 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Arilion; my lion1,122 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Leola

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