Leone
Boy · leh-OH-neh · Latin
Leone is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “lion”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 4,138th for boys in the US (25 babies).
What does Leone mean?
Latin: Italian form of Leo
“lion”
Italian form of Leo; film director Sergio Leone made classic westerns such as The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
- Say it
- leh-OH-neh
Is Leone a girl's or a boy's name?
Leone is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 6 girls and 25 boys in the US.
How popular is Leone in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Leone, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Leone in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2006, 69% of the babies named Leone in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Leone in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
How popular is Leone in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,138among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 68,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the US were named Leone, making it the 4,138th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1914. 6 girls were also named Leone in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
Half of all the boys named Leone in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1914, 97% of the babies named Leone in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 19%, with more boys than girls since 2015.
Leone in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4,138 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,350 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,177 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #2,995 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #3,999 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,659 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,702 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,305 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,207 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,727 |
| 1917 | 5 | #3,979 |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,729 |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,914 |
Nicknames for Leone
- Leo 3,629 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Leone
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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