Leopold

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Leopold is the modern form of the Germanic name Luitbald, composed of two stems, common to Germanic names. The first part is related to Old High German liut meaning "people", the second part bald or balt is of Germanic origin and means "brave".

From Wikipedia

Leopold first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 136 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2020 with 120 babies (rank #1,443 that year). In 2024 it was given to 72 boys (rank #2,082). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Leopold

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

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,965

Total babies (all years)

136

Years in the data

120

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Leopold

Léopold Sédar SenghorFrench resistance fighter · b. 1906
Leopold V, Archduke of Austriagovernor-general · b. 1586
Léopold Eyhartsaircraft pilot · b. 1957

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	8	#717
1881	7	#748
1885	9	#676
1886	7	#810
1887	7	#796
1888	6	#996
1890	8	#787
1892	10	#722
1893	7	#879
1895	13	#591
1896	8	#864
1898	9	#784
1899	7	#912
1900	10	#878
1901	10	#707
1902	11	#714
1903	5	#1,225
1905	8	#974
1906	8	#971
1907	10	#909
1908	12	#805
1909	9	#1,053
1910	14	#842
1911	19	#744
1912	37	#711
1913	40	#740
1914	57	#674
1915	57	#807
1916	79	#665
1917	67	#769
1918	50	#947
1919	48	#980
1920	67	#823
1921	68	#838
1922	68	#824
1923	73	#774
1924	66	#844
1925	47	#1,005
1926	55	#909
1927	40	#1,140
1928	40	#1,117
1929	36	#1,167
1930	27	#1,412
1931	44	#1,005
1932	34	#1,166
1933	33	#1,152
1934	35	#1,125
1935	32	#1,179
1936	25	#1,347
1937	14	#1,960
1938	13	#2,050
1939	11	#2,242
1940	23	#1,422
1941	21	#1,510
1942	14	#2,006
1943	24	#1,449
1944	15	#1,857
1945	20	#1,517
1946	14	#1,995
1947	18	#1,824
1948	20	#1,686
1949	19	#1,733
1950	20	#1,684
1951	24	#1,547
1952	19	#1,784
1953	13	#2,242
1954	21	#1,688
1955	12	#2,381
1956	19	#1,863
1957	22	#1,739
1958	17	#1,992
1959	18	#1,944
1960	17	#2,015
1961	7	#3,536
1962	10	#2,777
1963	16	#2,085
1964	21	#1,773
1965	14	#2,226
1966	16	#2,013
1967	9	#2,894
1968	5	#4,489
1969	12	#2,630
1970	16	#2,363
1971	11	#3,079
1972	14	#2,607
1973	12	#2,954
1974	6	#4,997
1975	14	#2,842
1976	13	#3,027
1977	14	#2,992
1978	12	#3,319
1979	13	#3,277
1980	6	#5,955
1982	17	#2,777
1983	13	#3,342
1984	9	#4,415
1985	7	#5,508
1986	10	#4,329
1987	13	#3,650
1988	11	#4,338
1989	8	#5,980
1990	12	#4,564
1991	13	#4,374
1992	7	#7,118
1993	7	#7,285
1994	14	#4,439
1995	13	#4,688
1996	12	#5,069
1997	15	#4,377
1998	18	#3,947
1999	13	#5,215
2000	10	#6,634
2001	19	#4,223
2002	45	#2,323
2003	25	#3,589
2004	35	#2,928
2005	38	#2,827
2006	35	#3,129
2007	43	#2,790
2008	52	#2,451
2009	45	#2,733
2010	55	#2,342
2011	53	#2,390
2012	60	#2,198
2013	65	#2,080
2014	69	#2,053
2015	92	#1,699
2016	91	#1,714
2017	106	#1,549
2018	114	#1,509
2019	103	#1,608
2020	120	#1,443
2021	101	#1,650
2022	103	#1,670
2023	86	#1,856
2024	72	#2,082