Leo

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Léo is a proper noun in French, meaning "lion". Its etymological root lies in the Latin word Leo.

From Wikipedia

Leo first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 1,595 babies (rank #4 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,410 boys (rank #4). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Leo

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Leo yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

19,887

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,595

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Leo Valdez — son of Hephaestus

Famous people named Leo

Léo Delibesuniversity teacher · b. 1836
Léo Ferréradio personality · b. 1916
Léo Duboisassociation football player · b. 1994
Léo Taxilnovelist · b. 1854

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	60	#379
1992	77	#334
1993	66	#368
1994	58	#369
1995	67	#378
1996	79	#340
1997	64	#373
1998	92	#278
1999	94	#268
2000	95	#259
2001	132	#201
2002	145	#190
2003	168	#176
2004	228	#138
2005	263	#124
2006	268	#123
2007	305	#115
2008	315	#121
2009	389	#101
2010	423	#90
2011	477	#77
2012	640	#50
2013	787	#39
2014	850	#32
2015	955	#24
2016	1,149	#15
2017	1,312	#11
2018	1,473	#8
2019	1,452	#8
2020	1,509	#5
2021	1,595	#4
2022	1,460	#4
2023	1,409	#4
2024	1,410	#4