Leonid
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning son of the lion.
Babies a year
20
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Leonid by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Leonid. In the US, 20 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 27 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leonid. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Leonellittle lion; variant of Lionel898 in the US (2017)
- Leonidaslion-like; from leon and eidos579 in the US (2017)
- Leonardbrave lion187 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lenniestrong lion; a form of Leonard210 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leninman of the lena river70 in the US (2017)
- Lennixelm grove; a modern respelling of Lennox53 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a lion
Like Leonid, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Leonid
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