Léonie
“lioness”
Girl’s name, of Latin origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 29th
- births in 2023–2025
- 4,455
- babies born in France
- 1 in 412
- +1.1% a year recently
- Stable
- record year (since 1900)
- 1900
Meaning and origin of Léonie
Léonie means “lioness” and is of Latin origin.
Popularity of Léonie in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1900.
- Over recent years, Léonie has been stable (+1.1% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Léonie every 2 schools, all spellings combined.
Léonie in English-speaking countries
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
612th girls’ name12 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,532
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
674th girls’ name164 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,682+3.6% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,185th girls’ name23 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,717
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
207 babies in 3 years1 girl in 23,343+2.8% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Léonie and Leonie are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Leonie50
- Léonnie (in French)20
- Léonye10
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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