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 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2017 with 3,781 babies (rank #7 that year). In 2024 it was given to 3,324 boys (rank #5). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

63,249

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

3,781

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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Other boys' names starting with L

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	149	#211
1997	154	#212
1998	192	#176
1999	216	#160
2000	261	#142
2001	504	#102
2002	601	#88
2003	774	#77
2004	1,119	#57
2005	1,723	#37
2006	2,047	#33
2007	1,697	#43
2008	1,903	#40
2009	2,011	#40
2010	2,123	#36
2011	2,664	#27
2012	3,134	#20
2013	3,264	#17
2014	3,414	#16
2015	3,468	#15
2016	3,563	#13
2017	3,781	#7
2018	3,721	#6
2019	3,637	#6
2020	3,314	#6
2021	3,465	#6
2022	3,610	#5
2023	3,416	#5
2024	3,324	#5