Leonardo
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Leonardo is the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Leonard, meaning “brave lion” or “strong as a lion.” The name evokes Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci and actor Leonardo DiCaprio. Since DiCaprio’s rise, families have embraced this artistic yet masculine name even as Leonard has declined.
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Usage of Leonardo in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Leonardo 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 Leonardo is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Leonardo in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 3,789 boys were named Leonardo, making it the #91 boys' name in the US. Since 1885, 96,066 boys have been named Leonardo, with the most (4,427) in 2019. It is most common, relative to births, in Nevada, California and Arizona.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
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Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Leonardo in other languages
- Leonard Dutch, English, Polish, Romanian
- Леонард Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
- Lennart Dutch, Swedish
- Leonardus Dutch, Latin
- Leonhard German, Icelandic
- Lenardo Dutch
- Leonardas Lithuanian
- Lleonard Catalan
- Lénárd Hungarian
- Léonard French
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Leonardo
There are 112 towns and villages with Leonardo in their name, in 13 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 33🇧🇷 Brazil 30🇮🇹 Italy 30🇵🇭 Philippines 5🇲🇿 Mozambique 3🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 2🇪🇸 Spain 2🇵🇪 Peru 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| San Leonardo | Central Luzon, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 69,180 | Map |
| Parco Leonardo | Lazio, 🇮🇹 Italy | 4,196 | Map |
| Leonardo | New Jersey, 🇺🇸 United States | 2,757 | Map |
| San Leonardo | Friuli Venezia Giulia, 🇮🇹 Italy | 737 | Map |
| San Leonardo | Aosta Valley, 🇮🇹 Italy | 157 | Map |
| San Leonardo | Abruzzo, 🇮🇹 Italy | 128 | Map |
| San Leonardo | Friuli Venezia Giulia, 🇮🇹 Italy | 113 | Map |
| San Leonardo | Sicily, 🇮🇹 Italy | 90 | Map |
| San Leonardo | Zacatecas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 57 | Map |
| Leonardo Romero | Puebla, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 56 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Leonardo
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Leonardo in their name.
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| San Leonardo Lakes | New Mexico, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Leonardo songs
One song on Wikidata has Leonardo in its title:
- Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me) – Blessid Union of Souls (1999)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Leonardo
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Leonardo.
Leonardo Azzaro
Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo Farkas
Leonardo Ponzio
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Fictional characters named Leonardo
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.
Leonardo as a pet name
FurryName has found 111 dogs named Leonardo in public pet registers, making it the #1,579 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (3), Noosa (2), Nariño (municipality) (1). Leonardo as a dog name →
FurryName has found 7 cats named Leonardo in public pet registers, making it the #929 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (3), Laval (2), Richmond (1). Leonardo as a cat name →
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