Given name & surname
Leonce
“resembling a lion”
Leonce is a variant of Leon. In Greek use, Leon carries the interpretation “resembling a lion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Leonce is a variant of Leon. In Greek use, Leon carries the interpretation “resembling a lion.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leonce through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 431
- 431 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 20 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 319 as a first name in 2020; 284 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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