Leonie
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning a form of Leona; lioness.
Leonie by the numbers
In 2025, 64 babies in England and Wales were named Leonie. In the US, 57 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 64 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Leona
Like Leonie, each of these traces back to Leona: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Lennabright light; short form of Helena or variant of Leona57 in the US (2017)
- Leonnalioness; a form of Leona or Leonie37 in the US (2017)
- Leonelion; a form of Leo or Leona4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leonelalittle lion; diminutive form of Leona16 in the US (2017)
- Lonnanoble ready; a form of Leona8 in the US (2017)
- Leonahlion; a form of Leona6 in the US (2017)
Names that come from Leonie
Forms of Leonie 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 Leonie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lenniestrong lion; a form of Leonard210 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leonilion; a form of Leon11 in the US (2017)
- Lenie4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lesliegarden of holly; from a place name746 in the US (2017)
- Leonalioness; feminine form of Leo555 in the US (2017)
- Lexiedefender of men; diminutive of Alexis348 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Leonie
Names that are said the same way as Leonie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Leiani13 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a lion
Like Leonie, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Leonie
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