Leon

lee-on; Leh-on; Lay-on

Greek variation of Leo

"lion"

Leon Origin and Meaning

Variation of Leonard

Leon Rank in US Top 1000

# 141 in the US

Leon Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 137 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Leon

• 141 US 2024
• 137 Nameberry 2026
• 75 Canada 2024
• 95 Future 2035
• 100 England 2024
• 58 scotland 2024
• 61 Ireland 2024
• 74 Australia 2024
• 91 New Zealand 2024
• 8 Germany 2025
• 141 Netherlands 2015
• 15 sweden 2024
• 40 Norway 2024
• 25 Finland 2024
• 66 Iceland 2024
• 10 Belgium 2024
• 9 switzerland 2024
• 7 Austria 2024
• 5 Poland 2024
• 21 slovenia 2024
• 30 Chile 2021
• 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2023
• 22 Croatia 2024

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Famous People Named Leon

• Leon Leonwood Bean founder of L.L. Bean
• Leon Battista Alberti Italian Renaissance man
• Leon Eric "Kix" Brooks American country music singer of duo Brooks & Dunn
• Leon Trotsky (born Lev Davidovich Bronstein) Russian revolutionary
• Leon Curtis Frierson American actor/comedian
• Leon Lastarza Lafayette Lorenzo Hall American NFL football player
• Leon Edward Panetta former U.S. Secretary of Defense
• Leon Preston Robinson IV American actor
• Leon Spinks American boxer
• Leon G. Thomas III American actor, record producer, songwriter, and singer
• Leon Dewitt Washington American football player
• Leon Williams American football player
• Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges) American musician
• Leon James "Lee" DeWyze American singer,songwriter
• Leon Brittan former English MP
• Leon Frank Sylvers III American singer,songwriter
• Todd Michael "Leon" Bridges American gospel/soul singer
• Leon Frank Czolgosz American anarchist who assassinated U.S. President William McKinley
• Leon Bailey Jamaican professional footballer
• Leon Jackson Scottish singer, winner of The X Factor 2007
• Leon Oliveira Martins aka Coisa de Nerd Brazilian YouTuber
• LÉON stage name of Swedish singer,songwriter Lotta Lindgren
• Léon Bruel (b. 2005) son of singer Patrick Bruel
• Leon (b. 2010) son of singer Zhana Bergendorff
• Leon von Fürstenberg (b. 2012) son of Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg and Ali Kay
• Leon Kroos (b. 2013) son of footballer Toni Kroos
• Leon Castro (b. 2013) son of actress Mercedes Scápola and Mariano Castro
• Leon Alexandre Biaggi son of motorcyclist Max Biaggi and beauty queen Eleonora Pedron
• Leon Bell son of guitarist Andy Bell of Oasis and singer Idha Övelius
• Leon Alexander Krull son of singers Liv Kristine and Alexander Krull of Atrocity
• Leon Kostelić (b. 2016) son of skier Ivica Kostelić
• Knox Leon Jolie Pitt, son of actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
• Leon Bridges American singer-songwriter

The name Leon in Pop Culture

• Léon Montana main character in 1994 film "Léon: The Professional"
• Leon Black character played by JB Smoove on "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
• Leon Scott Kennedy main character in the Resident Evil series
• Leon Phelps The Ladies Man, character played by Tim Meadows on TV's "Saturday Night Live" and in a 2000 movie
• Leon Vance a character on TV's "NCIS"
• Leon Kompowsky character who impersonated Michael Jackson (voiced by the real Michael Jackson), in an episode of "The Simpsons"
• Leon character in movie "Eloise at the Plaza"
• Leon character in The Fast and the Furious series
• Sir Leon knight in Arthurian legends
• Leon Grey main character in the series "Birthmarked" by Caragh M. O'Brien
• Leon Reborn's pet chameleon in the manga and anime, 'Katekyo Hitman Reborn!'
• Leon a former dragon priest and eligible bachelor in the 3DS game Rune Factory 4
• LEON English Vocaloid
• Leon character in TV series, "Canimals".
• Kings of Leon American Rock Band
• León former Spanish kingdom

International Variations of the name Leon

• Léonce French
• Leonid Russian
• Leonti Slavic
• Leoncio Spanish
• Léon French
• Leonzio Italian
• Leone Italian
• Leos Slavic
• Leo German