Leona
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning lioness; feminine form of Leo.
How Leona has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #681 |
| 2016 | #595 |
| 2017 | #547 |
| 2018 | #508 |
| 2019 | #510 |
| 2020 | #482 |
| 2021 | #514 |
| 2022 | #534 |
| 2023 | #518 |
| 2024 | #488 |
| 2025 | #429 |
Leona by the numbers
In 2025, 52 babies in England and Wales were named Leona. In the US, 555 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 the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 3,335 babies in 1918, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1905, about 1 in 290 American girls born that year was called Leona.
Other names that come from Leo
Like Leona, 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.
- 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)
- Lenosmooth, soft cloth; a form of Leo7 in the US (2017)
- Leo-Jaylion; a form of Leo with Jay7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leonciolion-like; a form of Leo7 in the US (2017)
Names that come from Leona
Forms of Leona 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 Leona. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lenabright light; short form of Helena1,072 in the US (2017)
- Leenahospitable; a form of Lena80 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leoralight; a form of Leonora23 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leanameadow; a form of Leanne or Lea73 in the US (2017)
- Lennabright light; short form of Helena or variant of Leona57 in the US (2017)
- Leonnalioness; a form of Leona or Leonie37 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Leona
Names that are said the same way as Leona, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a lion
Like Leona, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Leona
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