The first name Leopoldo
A boy’s name.
4 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Leopoldo last appeared in the official list in 2022, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2019, with 3 births (#4,702).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Leopoldo with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Leopoldo at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 39 boys born in the United States were named Leopoldo, the 3,109th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1980, when 92 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Leopoldo
21 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Leopoldo LuqueArgentine footballer (1949–2021)
- Leopoldo LugonesArgentine poet, 1874–1938
- Leopoldo Torre NilssonArgentine film director and screenwriter (1924-1978)
- Leopoldo SerantesBoxer (1962–2021)
- Leopoldo VallejosChilean footballer, born 1944
- Leopoldo MarechalArgentine writer (1900–1970)
- Leopoldo Cintra FríasCuban politician, born 1941
- Leopoldo MiguezBrazilian composer (1852–1902)
- Leopoldo FedericoArgentine musician (1927-2014)
- Leopoldo Torres RíosArgentine film director (1899-1960)
- Leopoldo BrizuelaArgentine writer (1963-2019)
- Leopoldo BenitesEcuadorian diplomat (1905-1996)
Questions
- How popular is the name Leopoldo?
- In 2022, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Leopoldo, ranking 4,789th. Its peak was 2019, with 3 births.
- Is Leopoldo a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 5,975 US babies named Leopoldo since 1880 were boys.
- When was Leopoldo most popular?
- 1980 in the United States, when 92 babies were named Leopoldo, its highest rank at 934th.