Leonardo
A boys’ name of Italian origin, meaning brave lion; from Germanic elements.
How Leonardo has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #103 |
| 2016 | #96 |
| 2017 | #97 |
| 2018 | #92 |
| 2019 | #86 |
| 2020 | #86 |
| 2021 | #87 |
| 2022 | #75 |
| 2023 | #84 |
| 2024 | #84 |
| 2025 | #91 |
Leonardo by the numbers
In 2025, 389 babies in England and Wales were named Leonardo. In the US, 4,113 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 4,321 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leonardo. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Leonardbrave lion187 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leobardobrave as a lion; form of leopold30 in the US (2017)
- Lionardobrave lion; a form of Leonardo8 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)
- Leondrolion man; a form of Leo7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean courage
Like Leonardo, each of these has courage in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean a lion
Like Leonardo, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Leonardo
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