Léo

Meaning and origin of Léo

Popularity of Léo in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2019.
• Over recent years, Léo has been stable (−0.4% a year).
• In a school of 200 children born in those years, there would be 1.2 Léo on average, counting the spellings that sound the same.

Léo in English-speaking countries

Léo ranks 4^th in England and Wales, 4^th in New Zealand and 5^th in Scotland, against 2^nd in France.

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  5^th boys’ name784 babies in 3 years1 boy in 76+0.6% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  8^th boys’ name328 babies in 3 years1 boy in 78+1.6% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  4^th boys’ name10,018 babies in 3 years1 boy in 82+0.6% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  4^th boys’ name559 babies in 3 years1 boy in 88−2.9% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  14^th boys’ name699 babies in 3 years1 boy in 103+6.6% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  7^th boys’ name433 babies in 3 years1 boy in 103+3.4% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  10^th boys’ name1,392 babies in 3 years1 boy in 122+1.3% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  21^st boys’ name24,156 babies in 3 years1 boy in 213+3.1% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Léo, Leo and Lëo are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Leo585
• Lëo10
• Lého15
• Léoh5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Léo

• Léon
• Lucas
• Marceau
• Gabin
• Camille
• Victor
• Martin
• Jules
• Lucien
• Antoine
• Pablo
• Auguste

See also

• →French names of Latin origin
• 2^ndTop 100 French boy names