Leona

Leona: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “lioness”
Origin: Latin
Say it: lee-OH-nuh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Feminine form of Leon or a name formed directly from Latin leo 'lion'. It has been used in several European languages.

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How popular is Leona?

2024188 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Leona in 2024624

2024 rank#488 girls

Peak year1905

Total US babies since 1880112,894

Leona is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Leona

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Leonlion · Greek
Levonlion · Armenian
Lonlion · English
Camilayoung ceremonial attendant · Latin
Lunamoon · Latin
Auroradawn · Latin
Emilyrival · Latin
Norahonor · Latin

Leona questions

What does the name Leona mean?

Leona means "lioness". It comes from Latin. Feminine form of Leon or a name formed directly from Latin leo 'lion'. It has been used in several European languages.

Is Leona a boy or girl name?

Leona is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Leona?

624 US babies were named Leona in 2024. Its peak year was 1905.

How do you pronounce Leona?

Leona is usually pronounced lee-OH-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.