The baby name Leal is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: leh-AHL (leˈal),English: LEEL (liːl) or LEE-əl (ˈliːəl),Portuguese: leh-AW (leˈaw).
Leal is English, French, Portuguese, Spanish in Origin.
The baby name Leal is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: leh-AHL (leˈal),English: LEEL (liːl) or LEE-əl (ˈliːəl),Portuguese: leh-AW (leˈaw).
Leal is English, French, Portuguese, Spanish in Origin.
Leal is a unisex given name and surname meaning "loyal, faithful, true." It stems from Middle English and Scots leal, an archaic virtue word borrowed from Old French leial/loial, ultimately from Latin legalis "lawful." The same adjective survives in Portuguese, Galician, and Spanish as leal, which also produced the widespread Iberian surname Leal. In Scots literature the phrase "land o' the leal" fixed the sense of steadfastness and heaven-like rest.
As a given name, Leal arose by transfer from the surname and virtue word in the British Isles and later in North America, with occasional 19th to early 20th century use for both sexes. It remains uncommon today but carries a crisp, minimalist style. Related forms and cognates include Loyal (English), Leial/Loial (Old French), Loyal/Loyale (French), Leale (Italian), and Lleial (Catalan). Nickname possibilities include Lee and Al.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #245 | 5 | 5,568 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #336 | 4 | 7,570 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #352 | 16 | 7,951 |
| BR | 0 | #358 | 3 | 5,969 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #411 | 3 | 5,922 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #468 | 4 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #478 | 6 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #495 | 5 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #498 | 8 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #506 | 5 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #538 | 4 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #642 | 4 | 11,648 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #648 | 18 | 13,390 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #690 | 62 | 12,213 |
| SY | 0 | #696 | 33 | 11,684 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #842 | 10 | 14,098 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #855 | 66 | 15,656 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #861 | 18 | 14,506 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #930 | 53 | 16,355 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #932 | 10 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,055 | 24 | 16,140 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 35 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,248 | 7 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Leal is popular in 43 countries — most recent births per country:
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