Leandro
Leandro is a masculine Italian, Portuguese and Spanish given name. The name is a variant of two other names: Leander, a character in the Greek myth Hero and Leander, and Lysander, a relative of the Greek name Alexander. There's also a variation of the name in French: Léandre.
Meaning & Origin of Leandro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leandro is a masculine Italian, Portuguese and Spanish given name. The name is a variant of two other names: Leander, a character in the Greek myth Hero and Leander, and Lysander, a relative of the Greek name Alexander. There's also a variation of the name in French: Léandre.
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The Story of Leandro
Leandro first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1906, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 656 Leandros were born — ranking #477 that year. As of 2026, Leandro ranks #477 for baby boys with 656 births, rising sharply (+50% over the past five years). In total, more than 12K Leandros have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Leandro
Leandro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1906 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Leandro's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #477. Use the chart and map above to compare Leandro's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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