In 2024, 3,951 boys in the United States were named Leonardo, making it the 84th most popular boy's name that year.
It has climbed sharply, from 114th a decade earlier.
Its busiest year on record was 2019, with 4,431 births.
Records for Leonardo go back to 1885, and 92,384 babies have been given the name since.
An Italian/Spanish form of Leonard meaning "brave lion". Its artistic connections and romantic sound have a creative, distinguished quality.
Leonardo is of Italian origin, described as artistic in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 3,951 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Each of these is a name in its own right in the 2024 US data, given to at least 100 babies that year.
Names of the same origin for a sister, most common first.
An Italian/Spanish form of Leonard meaning "brave lion". Its artistic connections and romantic sound have a creative, distinguished quality.
Leonardo is of Italian origin, and is usually described as artistic in style.
In 2024, 3,951 boys in the United States were named Leonardo, making it the 84th most popular boy's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 3,951 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Leo, Leon, Leona, Leonard are shorter names in current US use that share the opening of Leonardo.