Leonidas
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning lion-like; from leon and eidos.
Babies a year
579
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#510
down from #508
UK popularity
#452
85 babies · up from #475
How Leonidas has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #518 |
| 2016 | #505 |
| 2017 | #497 |
| 2018 | #504 |
| 2019 | #482 |
| 2020 | #457 |
| 2021 | #446 |
| 2022 | #422 |
| 2023 | #477 |
| 2024 | #508 |
| 2025 | #510 |
Leonidas by the numbers
In 2025, 85 babies in England and Wales were named Leonidas. In the US, 579 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 592 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leonidas. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Leonideslion-like; descendant of the lion16 in the US (2017)
- Leonidusson of the lion6 in the US (2017)
- Leonidson of the lion20 in the US (2017)
- Leonaslion; a form of leon or leonidas13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leonardasbrave lion; lithuanian form of leonard4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leonitus5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a lion
Like Leonidas, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Leonidas
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