Leonard
A boys’ name of Germanic origin, meaning brave lion.
Babies a year
187
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#637
up from #673
UK popularity
#249
187 babies · down from #244
How Leonard has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #652 |
| 2016 | #599 |
| 2017 | #605 |
| 2018 | #635 |
| 2019 | #617 |
| 2020 | #636 |
| 2021 | #649 |
| 2022 | #713 |
| 2023 | #693 |
| 2024 | #673 |
| 2025 | #637 |
In 2025, 187 babies in England and Wales were named Leonard. In the US, 434 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 5,651 in 1921.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Leonard was most common in 1920, when it went to 0.50% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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