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Leonardo

The name Leonardo peaked for girls at #7312 in 1992. Leonardo is also used for boys, ranking #91 in 2025.

The name Leonardo is a boy's name of Spanish, Italian origin meaning "brave lion".

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For centuries this name was associated primarily with the towering figure of Italian Renaissance painter-scientist-inventor Leonardo da Vinci, and was scarcely used outside the Latin culture.  
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But then along came Leonardo DiCaprio, who was supposedly given the name because his pregnant mother felt her first kick while looking at a da Vinci painting in the Ufizzi Gallery in Florence, and who would make the name young and handsome and multi-cultural. 
</br></br> Leonardo is a popular choice among other attractive Italian and <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/806/spanish-names-for-boys">Spanish names for boys</a>, and its cousin Leo is popular as well.

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The name Leonardo is currently ranked #91 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #75 in 2022. The name is most popular in LEONARDO, LEONARDO, and LEONARDO. Leonardo is occasionally used for girls in 2022.

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