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Leo

LEE-oh · 3 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Lion
Language
Latin
Culture
Roman
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
animal · strength
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#24
2024 births7,793
Peak year2022
First appeared1880
Total US births251,760
2022 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Lee
Alternate spellings
LéoLeoh
In other languages
León (Spanish)Léon (French)Leone (Italian)Leonid (Russian)

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