# Leonidas (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/leonidas/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “son of leon / lion” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 10,281 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 10,281 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,256, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λεωνίδᾱς (Leōnídās, “son of Leon / lion”).

## What it means

Leonidas is grouped under lion.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 234 | 888 |
| 2012 | 288 | 788 |
| 2013 | 337 | 704 |
| 2014 | 494 | 559 |
| 2015 | 556 | 518 |
| 2016 | 593 | 505 |
| 2017 | 582 | 498 |
| 2018 | 569 | 504 |
| 2019 | 608 | 482 |
| 2020 | 649 | 457 |
| 2021 | 688 | 446 |
| 2022 | 760 | 421 |
| 2023 | 638 | 476 |
| 2024 | 597 | 510 |
| 2025 | 591 | 510 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34 | 852 |
| 2012 | 49 | 682 |
| 2013 | 55 | 621 |
| 2014 | 50 | 670 |
| 2015 | 65 | 571 |
| 2016 | 62 | 585 |
| 2017 | 76 | 517 |
| 2018 | 68 | 549 |
| 2019 | 75 | 518 |
| 2020 | 90 | 448 |
| 2021 | 97 | 431 |
| 2022 | 84 | 472 |
| 2023 | 93 | 419 |
| 2024 | 84 | 475 |
| 2025 | 85 | 452 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Леонид

## People named Leonidas

- Leônidas, Brazilian footballer and commentator
- Leonidas Polk, Confederate General (1806-1864)
- Leonidas Alaoglu, Canadian mathematician (1914–1981)
- Leonidas Iza, Ecuadorian activist and indigenous leader
- Rafael Leonidas Felipe Núñez, Dominican Roman-Catholic bishop
- César Mendoza Durán, Chilean Military (1918-1996)
- Waldo L. Parra, Chilean lawyer and novelist
- Lucas Chávez, Bolivian footballer (born 2003)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.