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Leo
Pronounced /ˈliːəʊ/
Rank in 2024
#6,463
Born in 2024
18
Peak year
1918 · #912
Origin
Latin
Also recorded for boys:7,793 in 2024 (#24)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 18 girls were named Leo, about 1 in every 89,622.
- It peaked in 1918 with 62 babies, ranked #912.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 2,113 girls have been named Leo since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Leo per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 956 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Silent: 368 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 151 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 73 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 53 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Z: 52 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 248 babies, 0.01 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Latin leō (“lion”), calque of Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), calque of Akkadian 𒉈𒍑 (nēšu)/Akkadian 𒌨𒄞𒆷 (urgulû), from Sumerian 𒌨𒄞𒆷 (UR.GU.LA, “lion; name of constellation”). Doublet of Leon, leu, lev, lion, and Lyon.
- A male given name from Latin, borne by numerous saints and 14 popes.
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- /ˈliːəʊ/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Leo, CC BY-SA 4.0.