Leonardo is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Leonardo means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Leonardo across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Leonardo has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Leonardo is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “brave as a lion”. the Italian form of Leonard.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 96,207 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 6,712 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 241 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 54 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 334 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Leonardo per year, United States (1885 to 2025). United States peaked in 2019 (4,433/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2018 (504/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2023 (31/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2017 (20/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2021 (8/yr).
Leonardo has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2019, when it ranked #142 nationally (given to 4,976 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
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