Leonardo

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Leonardo is a masculine given name, the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese equivalent of the English, German, and Dutch name, Leonard. Notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Leonardo first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 453 babies (rank #132 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Leonardo

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.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.

3,147

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

453

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Leonardo

Leonardo da Vincinatural philosopher · b. 1452
Leonardo DiCapriofilm actor · b. 1974
Leonardo Bonucciassociation football player · b. 1987
Leonardo Araújoassociation football player · b. 1969
Leonardo Spinazzolaassociation football player · b. 1993

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with L

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	8	#1,527
1997	21	#778
1998	60	#380
1999	47	#457
2000	38	#523
2001	46	#458
2002	49	#456
2003	54	#458
2004	86	#349
2005	102	#315
2006	129	#281
2007	152	#266
2008	145	#291
2009	156	#278
2010	184	#257
2011	228	#216
2012	225	#231
2013	283	#196
2014	315	#178
2015	366	#160
2016	453	#132