Leone

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A few things about Leone you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Leone

Leone Ginzburg

Italian writer and activist (1909–1944)

Choose Leone and your child shares a first name with Leone Ginzburg, an Italian writer and activist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Leone, like who?” Leone Ginzburg's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 68,493 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Leone, 25 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Leone would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLeone has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Leones, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1928, when it reached #2,659.
• 🚀TrendLeone has climbed 1,096 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #4,139. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlLeone is given to both boys and girls: 81% of the 31 babies named Leone in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Italian, Leone means “lion”. Our records link it to German and Italian roots.

About the name Leone

Leone is a gender-neutral name of German and Italian origin meaning “lion”. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, starting with L and ending in “-one”. US birth records list Leone for boys from 1914 to 2025, in 41 of those 112 years. Its best year was 1928, when it ranked #2,659 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #4,139, with 25 babies. Of the 31 US babies named Leone in 2025, 19% were girls and 81% were boys.

Origin:German namesItalian names