Given name & surname
Leoncio
“resembling a lion”
Leoncio is a variant of Leon. In Greek use, Leon carries the interpretation “resembling a lion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Leoncio is a variant of Leon. In Greek use, Leon carries the interpretation “resembling a lion.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Leoncio is a form of Leonzio. An origin associated with Leonzio is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish use, Leoncio is used as a form of Leonzio.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Leoncio is a form of Leonzio. The history of Leonzio gives this family its wider story. Leonzio’s historical associations include several early saints, including Leontius the Elder and Leontius the Younger, successive bishops of Bordeaux.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Leoncio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 523
- 523 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,470 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +56%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,470 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,162 as a first name in 2020; 252 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.
Leoncio’s family of names
Leoncio shares a linguistic root with Leonzio. Leoncio has a related form in Leon. In Spanish usage, Leoncio has a conventional equivalent in the Latin form Leontius.
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Around the world
Leoncio has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Леонтийequivalent
- Leontiequivalent
- Lleonciequivalent
- Léonceequivalent
- Leonciequivalent
- LeôncioPortuguese
- Λεόντιοςroot · Ancient Greek
- Leontiussource · Latin
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People named Leoncio
- Leoncio Evita EnoyEquatoguinean writer and painter (1929–1996)
- Leoncio Prado GutiérrezPeruvian mariner1853–1883
- Leoncio Alonso González de Gregorio, 22nd Duke of Medina SidoniaSpanish noble, 22nd Duke of Medina Sidoniaborn 1956
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