Given name & surname
Leone
“resembling a lion”·“having the strength of a lion”
Leone is a variant of Leon. In Greek use, Leon carries the interpretation “resembling a lion.” Leone is a variant of Leona. In Latin use, Leona carries the interpretation “having the strength of a lion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Leone is a variant of Leon. In Greek use, Leon carries the interpretation “resembling a lion.” Leone is a variant of Leona. In Latin use, Leona carries the interpretation “having the strength of a lion.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Italian use, Leone shares an earlier linguistic root with Leo. An origin associated with Leo is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Leone is used as a form of LEo.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leone through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,637
- 455 boys · 6,182 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 262 babies
- 2025
- 31
- #4,204 for boys · #14,189 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +38%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,204 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,813 as a first name in 2020; 14,562 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.
Leone’s family of names
In Italian usage, Leone has a diminutive in LEONINO. Leone shares a linguistic root with Leo. Leone has a related form in Leon.
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Around the world
Leone has relatives in 6 languages.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Leocognate · English
- Leonidasequivalent
- Levequivalent
- Leonidequivalent
- Leónequivalent
- Λέωνequivalent
- LéonFrench
- Lleóequivalent
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People named Leone
- Judah Leon AbravanelPortuguese Jewish philosopher, physician and poet1460–1521
- Leone GinzburgItalian writer and activist (1909–1944)
- Leone LeoniItalian artist (1509-1590)
- Leone CaetaniItalian politician and scholar (1869-1935)
- Leone NakarawaFijian rugby union playerborn 1988
- Leone SinigagliaItalian composer (1868–1944)
- Leone ModenaVenetian rabbi and polymath1571–1648
- Leone StrozziFrench Navy admiral (1515-1554)
- Leone FrolloItalian cartoonist and painter (1931–2018)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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