Names that Peaked in 1903

A sweet, simple mini-name that fits into many cultures. The only drawback is the potential for confusion with Ella, Ayla, and other similar names.

Serious surname choices, the latter form known via award-winning author Reynolds Price.

See LAURENZA.

Possible Hayden alternative.

Sounds like a child in a Gothic novel.

See ROLAND.

Leonia is one of the rarest of the feminizations of Leo and brothers that have lion-related meanings and are growing in popularity throughout the Western World. Leona is the most popular of the group in the US, followed by Leonora, Leonor, Leonie, and even Leo and Leon for a handful of baby girls last year. But Leonia was given to fewer than five baby girls in 2022.