Leon: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Leon

Leon

Pronunciation: LEE-awn (key)

This proud name, meaning lion, has a wealth of colorful namesakes from boxer Spinks to jazzman Redbone to Bolshevik Trotsky. Leon is a current favorite around the world, but in America it has yet to regain its past luster.

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Lefish, Lee, Leo

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Leon Trotsky -- a Bolshevik revolutionary and Marxist theorist. He was one of the leaders of the Russian October Revolution, second only to Lenin.

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Children's book "The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)" by Ellen Raskin
Film: Leon - The professional. A film about a killer who cares for a little girl by Luc Besson
Pop band "Kings of Leon" with hits like Sex on fire

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Current Popularity of Leon by State

Global Popularity of the Name Leon

  • #1 in Germany
  • #3 in Switzerland (German)
  • #21 in Austria
  • #34 in Norway
  • #35 in Slovenia
  • #48 in Sweden
  • #62 in Scotland
  • #74 in Ireland
  • #75 in England
  • #241 in Canada (Quebec)
  • #271 in Canada (British Columbia)
  • #502 in United States