Leon
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning lion.
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 |
Leon by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 2,675 babies in 1924, making it a 1920s name.
At its height, in 1920, about 1 in 430 American boys born that year was called Leon.
Names that come from Leon
Forms of Leon in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Leon
Names that are said the same way as Leon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a lion
Like Leon, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ariamelody, air; lioness7,160 in the US (2017)
- Leonardobrave lion; from Germanic elements4,113 in the US (2017)
- Ariellion of god2,655 in the US (2017)
- Arilion; my lion1,122 in the US (2017)
- Leonellittle lion; variant of Lionel898 in the US (2017)
- Leonidaslion-like; from leon and eidos579 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Leon
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