Leo
Meaning
"Lion"
From Latin for lion, it has long use through Roman naming and multiple papal and saintly bearers.
Popularity History of Leo
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Leo was nationally ranked in 2024.
lower than 2023
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, latest release 2024. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.
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Baby Name Lists That Include Leo
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Meaning: Travel And Adventure
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Latin origin | Meaning: Bear
View baby name list - Latin Names Meaning Lion
Latin origin | Meaning: Lion
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Famous Leos
- LLeo TolstoyRussian novelist and author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina
- LLeonardo da VinciItalian Renaissance polymath, artist and scientist