Leontae
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- lee-AHN-tay
- Origin
- Greek
Leontae is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “lion”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Leontae mean?
Greek: variant of Leonte, from Greek Leontios
“lion”
Variant of Leonte, from the Greek Leontios, formed from leon, meaning lion.
Is Leontae a girl's or a boy's name?
Leontae is a boys' name.
How popular is Leontae in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Leontae in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leontae in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
Names like Leontae
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca, Luke, Cristian, Pierce, Lisandro, Lucas, Xander, Elijah, Phoenix, Orion, Josiah, Silas
Names related to Leontae
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey
Sources
Figures from 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, “Leontae: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leontae, updated 20 October 2026.