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Leon
Pronounced /ˈliː.ɒn/
Rank in 2024
#141
Born in 2024
2,547
Peak year
1924 · #76
Origin
Latin
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 2,547 boys were named Leon, about 1 in every 673.
- It peaked in 1924 with 2,677 babies, ranked #76.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 180,022 boys have been named Leon since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Leon per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 2.3Greatest1901–27
- 2.0Silent1928–45
- 1.0Boomers1946–64
- 0.6Gen X1965–80
- 0.3Millennials1981–96
- 0.3Gen Z1997–12
- 1.0Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 38,610 babies, 2.31 per 1,000. Silent: 41,744 babies, 2.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 38,683 babies, 1.03 per 1,000. Gen X: 16,875 babies, 0.62 per 1,000. Millennials: 10,538 babies, 0.35 per 1,000. Gen Z: 8,645 babies, 0.28 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 21,039 babies, 0.97 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Ultimately from Latin Leo and leo (“lion”), from Ancient Greek Λέων (Léōn) and λέων (léōn, “lion”), likely ultimately from a non-Indo-European language. Sometimes via other related languages such as French Léon and sometimes as a diminutive of related names such as Leonard and Leonardo. ==== Proper noun ==== Leon A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek. A surname from Latin. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms =====
- A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- /ˈliː.ɒn/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Leon, CC BY-SA 4.0.