Leonas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- leh-OH-nas
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
Leonas is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “lion”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies).
What does Leonas mean?
Greek: Lithuanian form of Leon
“lion”
Lithuanian form of Leon, which comes from the Greek leon, 'lion', via Latin.
Is Leonas a girl's or a boy's name?
Leonas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leonas in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Leonas, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd.
2025 had the most boys named Leonas of any year since it first appeared, in 2014.
Half of all the boys named Leonas in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Leonas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
Names like Leonas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Atlas Theodore Elias Tobias Lucas Lorenzo Luca Otis Theo Myles Kit Elijah
More Greek names
Sophia George Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie Lainey Elena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Leonas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leonas, updated 20 October 2026.