Léona
“lioness”
Girl’s name, of Latin origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 603rd
- births in 2023–2025
- 305
- babies born in France
- 1 in 7,874
- +0.5% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2012
Meaning and origin of Léona
Léona means “lioness” and is of Latin origin.
Popularity of Léona in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2012.
- Over recent years, Léona has been stable (+0.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Léona every 30 schools.
Léona in English-speaking countries
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
320th girls’ name32 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,241
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
476th girls’ name74 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,088−0.3% a year
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
478th girls’ name1,938 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,493+1.5% a year
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
434th girls’ name25 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,594
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
444th girls’ name20 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,719
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
870th girls’ name125 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,143−2.2% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Léona and Leona are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Leona75
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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