Baby Name Profile
Leo
#38 all-timeLatin originMostly a boy's name (99%)biblicalvintage
What does Leo mean?
“lion”
Leo is a name of Latin origin.
Leo year by year
2026*
#97
2025
#56
2024
#60
2023
#29
2022
#34
2021
#44
2020
#38
2019
#25
*2026 is a partial year. Snapshot 2026-07-03.
Other spellings of Leo
LeonLeonardoLeonelLeonidasLionel
Famous people named Leo
- Leonardo da Vincirenaissance artist, inventor, scientist
- Leo Tolstoyrussian novelist, philosopher
- Pope Leo XIIIpope, social teachings
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