Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys
Léo is a proper noun in French, meaning "lion". Its etymological root lies in the Latin word Leo.
From Wikipedia
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.
Three letters. Never misspelled. Sounds the same in Italian (my side), Russian (my husband's side), and English. We spent months looking for something that worked across all three. Leo was right there the whole time.
— Natasha, New York NY, 2020
My grandfather was Leonard — Leo for short his whole life. The name had eighty-three years of a good man behind it. We didn't need to look further.
— Marc, Chicago IL, 2018
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 147 | #93 |
| 1881 | 122 | #103 |
| 1882 | 146 | #99 |
| 1883 | 142 | #95 |
| 1884 | 192 | #84 |
| 1885 | 199 | #83 |
| 1886 | 240 | #73 |
| 1887 | 232 | #74 |
| 1888 | 353 | #59 |
| 1889 | 325 | #59 |
| 1890 | 393 | #49 |
| 1891 | 353 | #51 |
| 1892 | 444 | #49 |
| 1893 | 448 | #45 |
| 1894 | 515 | #42 |
| 1895 | 509 | #42 |
| 1896 | 497 | #47 |
| 1897 | 462 | #46 |
| 1898 | 588 | #39 |
| 1899 | 482 | #43 |
| 1900 | 570 | #46 |
| 1901 | 456 | #42 |
| 1902 | 551 | #43 |
| 1903 | 636 | #38 |
| 1904 | 552 | #42 |
| 1905 | 512 | #46 |
| 1906 | 508 | #47 |
| 1907 | 651 | #42 |
| 1908 | 584 | #49 |
| 1909 | 609 | #49 |
| 1910 | 707 | #51 |
| 1911 | 844 | #51 |
| 1912 | 1,654 | #49 |
| 1913 | 2,031 | #48 |
| 1914 | 2,655 | #47 |
| 1915 | 3,527 | #47 |
| 1916 | 3,621 | #47 |
| 1917 | 3,779 | #47 |
| 1918 | 4,036 | #48 |
| 1919 | 3,802 | #49 |
| 1920 | 4,054 | #48 |
| 1921 | 4,066 | #50 |
| 1922 | 3,901 | #51 |
| 1923 | 3,973 | #49 |
| 1924 | 3,990 | #51 |
| 1925 | 3,775 | #54 |
| 1926 | 3,552 | #54 |
| 1927 | 3,536 | #55 |
| 1928 | 3,095 | #61 |
| 1929 | 3,018 | #60 |
| 1930 | 3,035 | #63 |
| 1931 | 2,700 | #69 |
| 1932 | 2,500 | #74 |
| 1933 | 2,352 | #75 |
| 1934 | 2,309 | #86 |
| 1935 | 2,142 | #92 |
| 1936 | 2,017 | #94 |
| 1937 | 2,015 | #97 |
| 1938 | 1,952 | #104 |
| 1939 | 1,842 | #108 |
| 1940 | 1,753 | #112 |
| 1941 | 1,725 | #116 |
| 1942 | 1,800 | #120 |
| 1943 | 1,694 | #133 |
| 1944 | 1,592 | #132 |
| 1945 | 1,582 | #139 |
| 1946 | 1,647 | #147 |
| 1947 | 1,805 | #147 |
| 1948 | 1,718 | #151 |
| 1949 | 1,646 | #153 |
| 1950 | 1,554 | #160 |
| 1951 | 1,658 | #156 |
| 1952 | 1,558 | #171 |
| 1953 | 1,657 | #162 |
| 1954 | 1,613 | #172 |
| 1955 | 1,576 | #175 |
| 1956 | 1,550 | #184 |
| 1957 | 1,511 | #190 |
| 1958 | 1,428 | #195 |
| 1959 | 1,432 | #202 |
| 1960 | 1,203 | #230 |
| 1961 | 1,178 | #230 |
| 1962 | 1,101 | #232 |
| 1963 | 1,015 | #237 |
| 1964 | 1,027 | #233 |
| 1965 | 902 | #247 |
| 1966 | 856 | #244 |
| 1967 | 767 | #262 |
| 1968 | 695 | #279 |
| 1969 | 741 | #273 |
| 1970 | 702 | #294 |
| 1971 | 651 | #302 |
| 1972 | 550 | #327 |
| 1973 | 509 | #335 |
| 1974 | 511 | #340 |
| 1975 | 516 | #336 |
| 1976 | 481 | #348 |
| 1977 | 484 | #359 |
| 1978 | 478 | #353 |
| 1979 | 483 | #362 |
| 1980 | 473 | #367 |
| 1981 | 534 | #341 |
| 1982 | 483 | #366 |
| 1983 | 429 | #388 |
| 1984 | 430 | #396 |
| 1985 | 447 | #405 |
| 1986 | 415 | #422 |
| 1987 | 452 | #410 |
| 1988 | 451 | #426 |
| 1989 | 428 | #454 |
| 1990 | 431 | #477 |
| 1991 | 506 | #441 |
| 1992 | 469 | #463 |
| 1993 | 456 | #465 |
| 1994 | 474 | #462 |
| 1995 | 446 | #486 |
| 1996 | 447 | #482 |
| 1997 | 458 | #471 |
| 1998 | 527 | #434 |
| 1999 | 524 | #441 |
| 2000 | 658 | #388 |
| 2001 | 736 | #360 |
| 2002 | 809 | #339 |
| 2003 | 1,095 | #285 |
| 2004 | 1,239 | #265 |
| 2005 | 1,275 | #259 |
| 2006 | 1,501 | #235 |
| 2007 | 1,531 | #238 |
| 2008 | 1,628 | #228 |
| 2009 | 1,802 | #210 |
| 2010 | 1,946 | #191 |
| 2011 | 2,250 | #167 |
| 2012 | 2,879 | #134 |
| 2013 | 3,510 | #112 |
| 2014 | 3,976 | #97 |
| 2015 | 4,602 | #91 |
| 2016 | 5,299 | #74 |
| 2017 | 5,965 | #62 |
| 2018 | 6,772 | #50 |
| 2019 | 7,501 | #40 |
| 2020 | 7,222 | #36 |
| 2021 | 7,802 | #31 |
| 2022 | 8,290 | #22 |
| 2023 | 8,152 | #18 |
| 2024 | 7,793 | #24 |
