Leul
Boy · leh-OOL · Amharic
Leul is a boys' name of Amharic origin, meaning “prince”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
What does Leul mean?
Amharic: Ethiopian royal title
“prince”
In imperial Ethiopia, Leul was the formal title of princes of the ruling dynasty.
- Say it
- leh-OOL
Is Leul a girl's or a boy's name?
Leul is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 15 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leul in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 117% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Leul, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 6 boys.
2025 had more boys named Leul than any year since 2020.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Leul in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
How popular is Leul in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Leul, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. Its busiest year was 2021, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
2025 had fewer boys named Leul than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Leul in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leul in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
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