Léonard

Meaning and origin of Léonard

Popularity of Léonard in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2021.
• Over recent years, Léonard has been rising (+5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Léonard every 5.8 schools, all spellings combined.

Léonard in English-speaking countries

Léonard ranks 244^th in England and Wales, against 127^th in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  346^th boys’ name37 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,331

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  244^th boys’ name591 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,398−0.4% a year

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

  406^th boys’ name25 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,781

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  434^th boys’ name90 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,888+6.6% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  335^th boys’ name34 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,112

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  404^th boys’ name25 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,397

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  416^th boys’ name7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,638

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  660^th boys’ name1,231 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,177−0.1% a year

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

Same sound, other spellings

• Leonard85
• Leonhardabroad

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 Léonard

• Louison
• William
• Léopold
• Amaury
• Aloïs
• Lenny
• Armand
• Gustave
• Lewis
• Henri
• Lyam
• Gaston

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin