Leonie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LEE-oh-nee
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #622 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,276 for girls
Leonie is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “lion”. In 2025 it ranked 622nd for girls in the UK (68 babies) and 2,276th for girls in the US (80 babies).
What does Leonie mean?
Greek: French feminine form of Leon, via Latin
“lion”
A French feminine form of Leon, from the Latin and Greek words for lion.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Leonie a girl's or a boy's name?
Leonie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 68 girls in the UK and 80 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leonie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 622nd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 68 about 1 in 4,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 68 girls in the UK were named Leonie, making it the 622nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 615th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 175 girls.
2025 had more girls named Leonie than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Leonie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 610th in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Leonie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68 | #622 |
| 2024 | 56 | #725 |
| 2023 | 52 | #747 |
| 2022 | 61 | #668 |
| 2021 | 50 | #805 |
| 2020 | 68 | #615 |
| 2019 | 49 | #822 |
| 2018 | 42 | #942 |
| 2017 | 65 | #687 |
| 2016 | 47 | #864 |
| 2015 | 51 | #812 |
| 2014 | 56 | #754 |
| 2013 | 75 | #602 |
| 2012 | 72 | #637 |
| 2011 | 74 | #596 |
| 2010 | 77 | #572 |
| 2009 | 63 | #643 |
| 2008 | 86 | #504 |
| 2007 | 107 | #424 |
| 2006 | 116 | #393 |
| 2005 | 171 | #287 |
| 2004 | 155 | #300 |
| 2003 | 144 | #305 |
| 2002 | 154 | #288 |
| 2001 | 161 | #281 |
| 2000 | 141 | #293 |
| 1999 | 175 | #257 |
| 1998 | 151 | #283 |
| 1997 | 127 | #318 |
| 1996 | 137 | #293 |
How popular is Leonie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,276th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 80 about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 80 girls in the US were named Leonie, making it the 2,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,631st.
2025 had the most girls named Leonie of any year since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the girls named Leonie in the US since 1880 were born between 1919 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 96 girls in the US were given Leonie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,742, up from #2,276 for this spelling alone.
- Leonie 80
- Leoni 16
Leonie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80 | #2,276 |
| 2024 | 74 | #2,434 |
| 2023 | 53 | #3,091 |
| 2022 | 55 | #2,995 |
| 2021 | 55 | #3,002 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,631 |
| 2019 | 63 | #2,709 |
| 2018 | 59 | #2,840 |
| 2017 | 57 | #2,903 |
| 2016 | 64 | #2,697 |
| 2015 | 40 | #3,766 |
| 2014 | 29 | #4,766 |
| 2013 | 30 | #4,643 |
| 2012 | 40 | #3,853 |
| 2011 | 32 | #4,465 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6,838 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 11 | #4,792 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 12 | #3,844 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 11 | #3,951 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 10 | #4,262 |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,772 |
| 1959 | 10 | #4,030 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 8 | #4,466 |
| 1955 | 8 | #4,375 |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,653 |
| 1953 | 8 | #4,225 |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,384 |
| 1950 | 15 | #2,651 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,827 |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 7 | #3,674 |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,685 |
| 1943 | 10 | #3,039 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,815 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,666 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,962 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,590 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,845 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,374 |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,304 |
| 1934 | 8 | #3,157 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,751 |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,642 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,579 |
| 1930 | 16 | #2,109 |
| 1929 | 6 | #4,051 |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,380 |
| 1927 | 17 | #2,168 |
| 1926 | 18 | #2,075 |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,616 |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,307 |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,736 |
| 1922 | 23 | #1,785 |
| 1921 | 21 | #1,927 |
| 1920 | 18 | #2,079 |
| 1919 | 18 | #1,989 |
| 1918 | 23 | #1,690 |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,922 |
| 1916 | 29 | #1,357 |
| 1915 | 23 | #1,523 |
| 1914 | 27 | #1,175 |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,528 |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,178 |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,792 |
| 1910 | 12 | #1,335 |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,957 |
| 1908 | 13 | #1,135 |
| 1907 | 16 | #945 |
| 1906 | 17 | #895 |
| 1905 | 10 | #1,237 |
| 1904 | 17 | #880 |
| 1903 | 16 | #862 |
| 1902 | 15 | #903 |
| 1901 | 15 | #857 |
| 1900 | 12 | #1,105 |
| 1899 | 18 | #756 |
| 1898 | 16 | #840 |
| 1897 | 9 | #1,094 |
| 1896 | 13 | #903 |
| 1895 | 18 | #746 |
| 1894 | 21 | #643 |
| 1893 | 11 | #901 |
| 1892 | 11 | #908 |
| 1891 | 14 | #727 |
| 1890 | 16 | #667 |
| 1889 | 21 | #555 |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 12 | #661 |
| 1886 | 17 | #540 |
| 1885 | 10 | #695 |
| 1884 | 8 | #793 |
| 1883 | 7 | #754 |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #623 |
| 1880 | 10 | #547 |
Names like Leonie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sophie, Lydia, Ottilie, Lottie, Millie, Ellie, Lucy, Georgia, Charlotte, Georgie, Katie, Maggie
Other spellings of Leonie
Names related to Leonie
Leni, Leona, Lonnie, Lene, Leonna, Leonnie, Loni, Lennie, Leone
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Zoe, Iris
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, “Leonie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leonie, updated 20 October 2026.