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Leandro

Gender
Boy
Say it
lee-AN-droh
Origin
Greek
UK rank, 2025
#811 for boys
US rank, 2025
#406 for boys

Leandro is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “lion man”. In 2025 it ranked 811th for boys in the UK (45 babies) and 406th for boys in the US (785 babies).

What does Leandro mean?

Greek: Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Leander

“lion man”

The Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Leander, from the Greek words for lion and man.

Is Leandro a girl's or a boy's name?

Leandro is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 45 boys in the UK and 785 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Leandro in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#811among boys
Babies in 2025
45about 1 in 6,700 boys
Five-year trend
Risingup 38% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 45 boys in the UK were named Leandro, making it the 811th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,078th.

It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Leandro of any year since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the boys named Leandro in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among boys in 2025, it was 758th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 45 in 20252025
Leandro in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202545#811
202441#856
202335#969
202230#1,070
202117#1,547
202028#1,078
201933#970
201827#1,119
201724#1,222
201630#1,056
201537#906
201435#925
201335#919
201240#852
201137#878
201022#1,245
200917#1,451
200816#1,490
200715#1,540
200619#1,207
200514#1,445
200418#1,140
200316#1,163
20029#1,594
20017#1,833
200012#1,235
19993#3,043
19983#3,021
19973#2,979
19963#2,949

How popular is Leandro in the US?

Rank in 2025
#406among boys
Babies in 2025
785about 1 in 2,200 boys
Five-year trend
Risingup 63% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 785 boys in the US were named Leandro, making it the 406th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 645th. It first appears in the records in 1906.

It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Leandro of any year since it first appeared, in 1906.

Half of all the boys named Leandro in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

1906Busiest: 785 in 20252025
Leandro in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025785#406
2024614#498
2023563#524
2022541#548
2021458#606
2020415#645
2019443#614
2018349#694
2017334#721
2016358#691
2015298#783
2014294#785
2013286#787
2012267#822
2011257#838
2010263#815
2009241#875
2008224#915
2007238#871
2006231#866
2005211#870
2004160#1,021
2003126#1,180
2002131#1,111
200195#1,349
200094#1,350
1999112#1,159
199863#1,639
199751#1,833
199648#1,868
199556#1,618
199454#1,659
199349#1,736
199261#1,485
199163#1,424
199064#1,390
198978#1,210
198856#1,391
198745#1,561
198642#1,564
198527#2,070
198437#1,605
198339#1,533
198237#1,621
198139#1,547
198038#1,569
197945#1,390
197843#1,410
197727#1,858
197648#1,267
197536#1,478
197433#1,520
197349#1,176
197229#1,603
197148#1,181
197032#1,493
196939#1,265
196828#1,477
196734#1,286
196633#1,326
196525#1,558
196433#1,370
196324#1,627
196242#1,203
196130#1,466
196025#1,618
195929#1,466
195819#1,837
195727#1,510
195620#1,764
195527#1,482
195421#1,667
195320#1,708
195226#1,484
195120#1,682
195034#1,231
194921#1,615
194829#1,345
194730#1,335
194618#1,691
194513#1,925
194419#1,573
194330#1,258
194220#1,585
194125#1,333
194019#1,573
193925#1,323
193828#1,247
193720#1,528
193619#1,540
193534#1,123
193425#1,357
193318#1,644
193229#1,254
193126#1,361
193023#1,533
192926#1,413
192820#1,707
192714#2,193
192627#1,404
192521#1,678
192422#1,675
192317#1,940
192218#1,883
192113#2,375
192028#1,382
191917#1,881
19186#3,727
19178#2,955
191612#2,258
191511#2,309
191415#1,607
191311#1,675
191212#1,416
19115#1,739
19106#1,420
19095#1,439
19086#1,216
19070–
19066#1,110

Nicknames for Leandro

Names like Leandro

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Leonardo Lorenzo Lucas Nico Theo Enzo Luca Arlo Sebastian Matteo Elijah Hugo

Names related to Leandro

Leander Leandre Lander Landry Leondro Liandro Leandrew

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Leandro: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leandro, updated 20 October 2026.