Leona
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning lioness; feminine form of Leo.
Babies a year
555
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#429
up from #488
UK popularity
#705
52 babies · up from #980
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 |
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. Its US peak was 3,335 in 1918.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Leona was most common in 1905, when it went to 0.35% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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