Given name & surname
Leoni
“having the strength of a lion”
Leoni is a variant of Leona. In Latin use, Leona carries the interpretation “having the strength of a lion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Leoni is a variant of Leona. In Latin use, Leona carries the interpretation “having the strength of a lion.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leoni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 292
- 10 boys · 282 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #7,006 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +79%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,006 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 60.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 391 as a first name in 2020; 1,140 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.
Leoni’s family of names
Leoni has a related form in Leona. In German usage, Leoni has a related form in Leonie. In Greek usage, Leoni as a surname is a transliteration of Λεονή.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Leoni
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.