Leonardo: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “brave lion”
- Origin
- Italian
- Say it
- lee-oh-NAR-doh · 4 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Italian and Spanish form of Leonard, from Germanic elements meaning 'lion' and 'brave, hardy'. Famous bearer Leonardo da Vinci helped keep the name prominent.
How popular is Leonardo?
Babies named Leonardo in 20243,951
2024 rank#84 boys
Peak year2022
Total US babies since 188092,384
Leonardo is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Leonardo
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Leonardo questions
What does the name Leonardo mean?
Leonardo means "brave lion". It comes from Italian. Italian and Spanish form of Leonard, from Germanic elements meaning 'lion' and 'brave, hardy'. Famous bearer Leonardo da Vinci helped keep the name prominent.
Is Leonardo a boy or girl name?
Leonardo is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Leonardo?
3,951 US babies were named Leonardo in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.
How do you pronounce Leonardo?
Leonardo is usually pronounced lee-oh-NAR-doh.
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.