Leone
Leone is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Italian
- English
- French
Meaning & Origin of Leone
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leone is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- English
- French
The Story of Leone
As a girl name
Leone first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1880, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1916: 253 births, good for #393 nationwide. About 30% of every Leone on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Leone last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Leone on the record books as a boy name in 1914, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 26 Leones were born — ranking #4,140 that year. About 33% of every Leone on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Leone ranks #4,140 for boys with 26 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). All told, over 481 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Leone
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Leone. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Leone
Phonetically similar names — useful when Leone is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Leone
Leone is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Leone's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #393. Use the chart and map above to compare Leone'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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