Gender
Origin
- Greek
- one who is bold as a lion
Lion; Leonidas was a Spartan king from the 5th century BC who sacrificed his life defending the pass of Thermopylae from the Persians; also the name of a saint and martyr from Alexandria
Syllables
4
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Leonidas
Pronunciation
le(o)-ni-das
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #421, 758 births); most recent 2025 (rank #510, 591 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 591 |
| 2024 | 597 |
| 2023 | 638 |
| 2022 | 758 |
| 2021 | 687 |
| 2020 | 649 |
| 2019 | 607 |
| 2018 | 569 |
| 2017 | 582 |
| 2016 | 593 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #431, 97 births); most recent 2025 (rank #452, 85 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 |
| 2024 | 84 |
| 2023 | 93 |
| 2022 | 84 |
| 2021 | 97 |
| 2020 | 90 |
| 2019 | 75 |
| 2018 | 68 |
| 2017 | 76 |
| 2016 | 62 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #1723, 17 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3272, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #401, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #762, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #436, 8 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence