Leon
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning lion.
Babies a year
526
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#138
up from #141
UK popularity
#101
526 babies · down from #100
How Leon has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #314 |
| 2016 | #276 |
| 2017 | #244 |
| 2018 | #238 |
| 2019 | #209 |
| 2020 | #196 |
| 2021 | #177 |
| 2022 | #158 |
| 2023 | #148 |
| 2024 | #141 |
| 2025 | #138 |
In 2025, 526 babies in England and Wales were named Leon. In the US, 1,503 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 2,675 in 1924.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Leon was most common in 1920, when it went to 0.23% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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