Leontine
Leontine or Léontine is an English and French given name, a feminine form of Leontius. Notable people with the name include:Sister Leontine (1923–2012), Belgian Catholic nun, nurse and doctor Marie-Léontine Bordes-Pène (1858–1924), French pianist Leontine "Lona" Cohen (1913–1992), American spy for the Soviet Union Leontine Cooper (1837–1903), Australian trade unionist, suffragist and campaigner…
- French
Meaning & Origin of Leontine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Leontine or Léontine is an English and French given name, a feminine form of Leontius. Notable people with the name include:Sister Leontine (1923–2012), Belgian Catholic nun, nurse and doctor Marie-Léontine Bordes-Pène (1858–1924), French pianist Leontine "Lona" Cohen (1913–1992), American spy for the Soviet Union Leontine Cooper (1837–1903), Australian trade unionist, suffragist and campaigner…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Leontine
Leontine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1883, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1918: 32 births, good for #1,360 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Leontines. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2015 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Leontines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Leontine
Phonetically similar names — useful when Leontine is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Lentine
- Lentini
- Landini
- Lenzini
- Lantana
- Lenten
- Lenton
- Latine
- Latini
- Lencioni
- Centanni
- Latino
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Leontine
Leontine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Leontine's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #1,360. Use the chart and map above to compare Leontine'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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