# Leonie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/leonie/  
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 | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “lion” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,231 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 2,231 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,660, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From French Léonie, from Latin Leonia, feminine of Leonius, derived from leo (“lion”).

## What it means

Leonie 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, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 32 | 4,519 |
| 2012 | 40 | 3,883 |
| 2013 | 30 | 4,708 |
| 2014 | 29 | 4,850 |
| 2015 | 40 | 3,815 |
| 2016 | 64 | 2,724 |
| 2017 | 57 | 2,918 |
| 2018 | 59 | 2,858 |
| 2019 | 63 | 2,718 |
| 2020 | 64 | 2,646 |
| 2021 | 55 | 3,024 |
| 2022 | 55 | 3,015 |
| 2023 | 53 | 3,124 |
| 2024 | 74 | 2,449 |
| 2025 | 80 | 2,291 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 65 | 615 |
| 2012 | 67 | 624 |
| 2013 | 65 | 626 |
| 2014 | 51 | 763 |
| 2015 | 45 | 831 |
| 2016 | 45 | 837 |
| 2017 | 60 | 683 |
| 2018 | 39 | 936 |
| 2019 | 46 | 806 |
| 2020 | 65 | 597 |
| 2021 | 48 | 767 |
| 2022 | 59 | 638 |
| 2023 | 48 | 742 |
| 2024 | 52 | 722 |
| 2025 | 64 | 610 |

## People named Leonie

- Sarah-Léonie Cysique, French judoka
- Leonie Benesch, German actress
- Leonie Maier, German footballer
- Leonie Rysanek, (1926-1998) opera singer
- Léonie Adams, American poet (1899–1988)
- Léonie Geisendorf, architect (1914-2016)
- Léonie La Fontaine, Belgian feminist and pacifist (1857–1949)
- Léonie Périault, French triathlete
- Léonie d'Aunet, French writer, playwright and explorer (1820–1879)
- Léonie de Waha, Belgian educator, feminist and Walloon activist (1836–1926)
- Leonie Saint, German actress, model and TV presenter
- Myriam Léonie Mani, Cameroon athletics competitor (born 1977)

## 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.