Leonard
A boys’ name of Germanic origin, meaning brave lion.
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 |
Leonard by the numbers
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.
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 5,651 babies in 1921, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1920, about 1 in 200 American boys born that year was called Leonard.
Names that come from Leonard
Forms of Leonard 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 Leonard. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Leonardobrave lion; from Germanic elements4,113 in the US (2017)
- Lennardbold lion; a form of Leonard11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lenardstrong lion; variant of Leonard3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leobardobrave as a lion; form of leopold30 in the US (2017)
- Leondrea form of leander; lion man20 in the US (2017)
- Leonidson of the lion20 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean courage
Like Leonard, each of these has courage in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean a lion
Like Leonard, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Leonard
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