Leo meaning, origin, history | Meaning of name

Origin and Meaning

Baby name Leo is originated from Latin leo meaning "lion". The name was borne by several early saints and popes including Saint Leo the Great who asserted the dominance of the Roman bishops (the popes) over all others in the 5th century. Another famous bearer of the name is Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) who was a Russian novelist and his works include 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina'. Leo is also the name of one of the constellation and the fifth sign of the zodiac. Leo Valdez is also the name of a son of Hephaestus from Rick Riordan's The Heroes of Olympus fantasy novel series.

Leo was ranked 91 in 2015 US male names list and elevated by 6.19% from its previous ranking of 97 in 2014. Leo was ranked 958 in 2015 list of US girls name and dropped by 1.70% from its previous ranking of 942 in 2014.

Full form of Leo : Light-Hearted Eccentric Obliging

Leo is a very very popular first name for a boy in England & Wales which is popular since 2001 and ranked 16 in 2014. Around 27950 people wear Leo as their first name. Leo is a very consistent name over the past 18 years.

Leo is a very very popular first name for a boy in United States which is popular since 1888 and ranked 91 (0.115119% bearer) in 2015 in US. Around 188733 people wear Leo as their first name. Leo is a rare first name for a girl in United States which is a rare name since 1880 and ranked 91 (0.115119% bearer) in 2015 in US. Only 188733 people have Leo as their first name. Leo is not a native United States and Leo may be came from another language or is a short form of some other name. 0.052795% of people in US have this given name.