Leonard
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Leonard is a German name meaning “brave lion,” “bold as a lion,” or “lion strength.” Leonard may be due for a comeback thanks to Leonardo DiCaprio and the Ninja Turtle, though Tony Randall and Roy Rogers both dropped it for stage names. Famous Leonards include Leonard Bernstein and Leonard Nimoy, whose Star Trek costar played Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Leonard in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Leonard against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Leonard is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Leonard in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 438 boys were named Leonard, making it the #637 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 294,334 boys have been named Leonard, with the most (5,650) in 1921. It is most common, relative to births, in Montana, South Dakota and Minnesota.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Leonard in other languages
- Leonardo Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
- Леонард Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
- Lennart Dutch, Swedish
- Leonardus Dutch, Latin
- Leonhard German, Icelandic
- Leonardas Lithuanian
- Leonnade English
- Leonárd Hungarian
- Lleonard Catalan
- Lénárd Hungarian
- Léonard French
Leonard name days
- November 6 Norway
- September 28 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Leonard
There are 64 towns and villages with Leonard in their name, in 9 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 27🇫🇷 France 23🇨🇦 Canada 5🇬🇧 United Kingdom 4🇦🇷 Argentina 1🇧🇪 Belgium 1🇨🇭 Switzerland 1🇬🇵 Guadeloupe 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Saint-Léonard | Hauts-de-France, 🇫🇷 France | 4,057 | Map |
| Saint-Léonard | New Brunswick, 🇨🇦 Canada | 2,700 | Map |
| Leonard | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,970 | Map |
| Saint-Léonard | Valais, 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1,937 | Map |
| Saint-Léonard | Normandy, 🇫🇷 France | 1,738 | Map |
| Saint-Léonard | Grand Est, 🇫🇷 France | 1,235 | Map |
| Saint Leonard | Maryland, 🇺🇸 United States | 742 | Map |
| Burton Leonard | England, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 690 | Map |
| Leonard | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | 410 | Map |
| Leonard | North Dakota, 🇺🇸 United States | 227 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Leonard
There are 52 lakes and reservoirs with Leonard in their name, in 3 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 29🇺🇸 United States 22🇵🇭 Philippines 1
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| Lac Léonard | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
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| Lac Léonard | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Leonard songs
7 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Leonard in their title. The best known:
- Leonard – Merle Haggard (1981)
- LEONARD (Brown)
- LEONARD (Render)
- ST. LEONARD (Darke)
- ST. LEONARD (Hiles)
- ST. LEONARD (JACKSON)
- ST. LEONARD (Smart)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Leonard
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Leonard.
Leonard B. Keller
Leonard Barr
Leonard Blavatnik
Leonard C. Ward
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Fictional characters named Leonard
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Leonard as a pet name
FurryName has found 85 dogs named Leonard in public pet registers, making it the #1,462 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Victoria (2), Maple Ridge (2), Port Moody (1). Leonard as a dog name →
FurryName has found 13 cats named Leonard in public pet registers, making it the #521 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Vancouver (2), Richmond (1), Tacoma (1). Leonard as a cat name →
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