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lee-O-nuh; LEH-o-na
Leona
OriginLatin
Meaning"lioness"
GenderGirl
US Rank#429
Top 1000
NB Rank#179
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About Leona
Variation of Lona
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #738 | 379 | 212.2 |
| 2015 | #681 | 419 | 234.7 |
| 2016 | #596 | 507 | 286.1 |
| 2017 | #547 | 565 | 327.3 |
| 2018 | #508 | 611 | 359.2 |
| 2019 | #510 | 616 | 367 |
| 2020 | #484 | 633 | 391.6 |
| 2021 | #515 | 600 | 365.7 |
| 2022 | #531 | 585 | 356.7 |
| 2023 | #518 | 586 | 365.2 |
| 2024 | #488 | 624 | 385.1 |
| 2025 | #429 | 723 | 449.8 |
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- Leona Harriet Woods Marshall Libby
youngest and only female physicist on the Manhattan Project
- Leona "Binx" Walton
American model
- Leona Kate Vaughan
Welsh actress
- Leona Dalrymple
American actress
- Leona Hutton
American actress
- Leona Cavalli (born Alleyona Canedo da Silva)
Brazilian actress
- Leona Celinda Doty
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Leona in pop culture
- Leona the Radiant Dawn
character in the video game "League of Legends"
- Leona Stoney
character on the APTN show "Blackstone"
- Leona Heidern
character in The King of Fighters video game series
- Leona Ozaki
character in manga and anime Dominion
- Leona Lion
character on TV series Between the Lions
- Leaky Leona
a character on animated series "Codename: Kids Next Door"
Variations & nicknames
- LéonneFrench
- LionaHawaiian
- LyonechikaRussian
- LeonidaItalian
- LeonitaSpanish
- LéonieFrench
- LeonorSpanish
- LéonetteFrench
- LyonyaRussian
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