Leon
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Leon
Currently overshadowed by the bright and lively Leo, Leon feels a slightly more serious, more quietly confident than its short and trending counterpart.
Leon for boys#138 US
Just as leonine as Leo and Leonardo, Leon is popular across Europe, ranking in the Top 40 in Belgium, Switzerland, Norway, Poland, Germany and Finland. It has dipped in and out of the UK Top 100, but as of 2022, it is back.
Leon peaked in the US in the 1920s, but it is on the rise again as parents turn to familiar-but-less-used alternatives to the most popular names. In 2023, it was in the US Top 200, and given to nearly 2500 boys.
A name with history, Russian Marxist revolutionary Lev Davidovich Bronstein is better known to history as Leon Trotsky. Leon (LAY-on) has been the name of three French prime ministers, while Leon Russell (born Claude) is a respected singer-songwriter.
Leon for girls
This popular boy name is occasionally used for girls, too. (Seven of them in 2022.)
Pronounced LEE-ahn.
As of October 2026, Leon ranked #138 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #73 in 1926, Nameberry popularity #51.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #321 | 1,081 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #314 | 1,140 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #277 | 1,313 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #244 | 1,516 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #238 | 1,605 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #208 | 1,866 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #196 | 1,923 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #177 | 2,198 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #158 | 2,373 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #148 | 2,456 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #141 | 2,547 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #138 | 2,583 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Leon on lists
Famous Leons
- Leon Leonwood BeanBoy
founder of L.L. Bean
- Leon Battista AlbertiBoy
Italian Renaissance man
- Leon Eric "Kix" BrooksBoy
American country music singer of duo Brooks & Dunn
- Leon Trotsky (born Lev Davidovich Bronstein)Boy
Russian revolutionary
- Leon Curtis FriersonBoy
American actor/comedian
- Leon Lastarza Lafayette Lorenzo HallBoy
American NFL football player
- Leon Edward PanettaBoy
former U.S. Secretary of Defense
- Leon Preston Robinson IVBoy
American actor
- Leon SpinksBoy
American boxer
- Leon G. Thomas IIIBoy
American actor, record producer, songwriter, and singer
- Leon Dewitt WashingtonBoy
American football player
- Leon WilliamsBoy
American football player
- Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges)Boy
American musician
- Leon James "Lee" DeWyzeBoy
American singer,songwriter
- Leon BrittanBoy
former English MP
- Leon Frank Sylvers IIIBoy
American singer,songwriter
- Todd Michael "Leon" BridgesBoy
American gospel/soul singer
- Leon Frank CzolgoszBoy
American anarchist who assassinated U.S. President William McKinley
- Leon BaileyBoy
Jamaican professional footballer
- Leon JacksonBoy
Scottish singer, winner of The X Factor 2007
- Leon Oliveira Martins aka Coisa de NerdBoy
Brazilian YouTuber
- LÉONBoy
stage name of Swedish singer,songwriter Lotta Lindgren
- Léon Bruel (b. 2005)Boy
son of singer Patrick Bruel
- Leon (b. 2010)Boy
son of singer Zhana Bergendorff
- Leon von Fürstenberg (b. 2012)Boy
son of Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg and Ali Kay
- Leon Kroos (b. 2013)Boy
son of footballer Toni Kroos
- Leon Castro (b. 2013)Boy
son of actress Mercedes Scápola and Mariano Castro
- Leon Alexandre BiaggiBoy
son of motorcyclist Max Biaggi and beauty queen Eleonora Pedron
- Leon BellBoy
son of guitarist Andy Bell of Oasis and singer Idha Övelius
- Leon Alexander KrullBoy
son of singers Liv Kristine and Alexander Krull of Atrocity
- Leon Kostelić (b. 2016)Boy
son of skier Ivica Kostelić
- Knox Leon JolieBoy
Pitt, son of actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
- Leon BridgesBoy
American singer-songwriter
Leon in pop culture
- Léon MontanaBoy
main character in 1994 film "Léon: The Professional"
- Leon BlackBoy
character played by JB Smoove on "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
- Leon Scott KennedyBoy
main character in the Resident Evil series
- Leon PhelpsBoy
The Ladies Man, character played by Tim Meadows on TV's "Saturday Night Live" and in a 2000 movie
- Leon VanceBoy
a character on TV's "NCIS"
- Leon KompowskyBoy
character who impersonated Michael Jackson (voiced by the real Michael Jackson), in an episode of "The Simpsons"
- LeonBoy
character in movie "Eloise at the Plaza"
- LeonBoy
character in The Fast and the Furious series
- Sir LeonBoy
knight in Arthurian legends
- Leon GreyBoy
main character in the series "Birthmarked" by Caragh M. O'Brien
- LeonBoy
Reborn's pet chameleon in the manga and anime, 'Katekyo Hitman Reborn!'
- LeonBoy
a former dragon priest and eligible bachelor in the 3DS game Rune Factory 4
- LEONBoy
English Vocaloid
- LeonBoy
character in TV series, "Canimals".
- Kings of LeonBoy
American Rock Band
- LeónBoy
former Spanish kingdom
- Leon TallisBoy
character in Atonement by Ian McEwan