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The baby name Leoni is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Italian: /leˈoːni/ (leh-OH-nee),English: /liˈoʊni/ (lee-OH-nee).

Leoni is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: Italian: /leˈoːni/ (leh-OH-nee),English: /liˈoʊni/ (lee-OH-nee)

What is the meaning of the name Leoni ?

The baby name Leoni is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Italian: /leˈoːni/ (leh-OH-nee),English: /liˈoʊni/ (lee-OH-nee).

Leoni is Latin in Origin.

Leoni is a feminine given name derived from the leon- family (Latin leo, Greek leōn “lion”), conveying the sense of a lion or lion‑hearted courage. It functions chiefly as a streamlined variant of Leonie in German- and Dutch-speaking contexts and in Afrikaans, while in Italian Leoni is more familiar as a surname (plural of leone). The -i ending aligns with modern continental trends favoring brisk, vowel-final forms.

Léonie was well established in 19th‑century France and gained cultural visibility through figures such as Saint Léonie Aviat and Léonie Martin; from there, Leonie spread widely in Europe. Since the 1990s, Leoni has risen in use in Switzerland and South Africa as a chic, minimal spelling. Related forms and cognates include Léonie/Leonie, Leona, Leone, and Polish/Italian Leonia; short forms range from Leo and Loni/Lonie to Nia.

Leoni has the following similar or variant Names

Leoni – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 1986 #1 552
NA 0 #31 3 2,537
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
CY Girls 0 #119 7 3,755
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
Switzerland Girls 2024 #131 5 1,786
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
Sweden Girls 2022 #176 4 1,568
Sweden Boys 2018 #185 2 1,584
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
NA Girls 0 #205 20 7,146
SI Boys 0 #207 5 3,402
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
GR Girls 0 #242 8 6,293
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
MO Girls 0 #262 2 7,056
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
JM Girls 0 #277 2 7,507
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
HR Girls 0 #288 7 3,687
TW Girls 0 #288 2 8,139
KZ Boys 0 #295 2 6,578
Canada Girls 2019 #296 5 2,976
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
BR 0 #330 16 5,969
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
NL 0 #382 10 2,481
ZA 0 #396 52 14,421
France Girls 2018 #400 3 3,265
BD Girls 0 #404 3 8,413
France Boys 2009 #405 6 2,801
Austria Girls 0 #407 14 1,885
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
OM Girls 0 #421 4 15,987
Germany 0 #423 15 2,542
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
PT Girls 0 #468 4 7,952
GT Boys 0 #498 2 7,625
PA Boys 0 #499 7 9,305
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
PA Girls 0 #516 3 9,861
CM Girls 0 #523 18 11,671
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
RU Boys 0 #525 2 12,621
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
BR Girls 0 #537 498 12,708
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
IR Girls 0 #544 2 8,334
PS Girls 0 #546 2 10,981
KW Girls 0 #559 3 19,177
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
BH 0 #586 2 17,937
AE Girls 0 #594 4 20,968
BO Boys 0 #620 3 9,244
SG Girls 0 #628 5 18,916
AR Girls 0 #629 2 8,289
Germany Girls 0 #635 207 4,949
IL Girls 0 #642 4 11,648
HK Girls 0 #647 4 16,104
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
BR Boys 0 #675 77 12,213
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #695 3 13,071
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
ZA Girls 0 #713 490 25,928
Finland Girls 2026 #730 9 3,895
NL Girls 0 #801 155 5,933
KW Boys 0 #806 1 18,755
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
TN 0 #859 7 13,765
PE Boys 0 #866 13 14,506
CO Boys 0 #898 23 15,656
United States Girls 2024 #904 13 8,487
United States Boys 2022 #904 5 7,226
CL Girls 0 #912 4 14,098
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
EG Boys 0 #925 1 15,035
SA Girls 0 #926 10 25,931
MX Boys 0 #972 11 16,355
PE Girls 0 #1,005 6 14,861
MY Girls 0 #1,067 6 24,821
CO Girls 0 #1,068 11 16,140
ZA Boys 0 #1,167 12 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
MA 0 #1,195 5 20,986
TR 0 #1,250 5 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,260 8 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,327 145 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,384 63 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,691 1 28,008

Leoni is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:

Switzerland
Scotland, United Kingdom
United States
Sweden
France

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People also ask about Leoni

Leoni is predominantly a girl's name.
Leoni is a 3 syllable name, pronounced Italian: /leˈoːni/ (leh-OH-nee),English: /liˈoʊni/ (lee-OH-nee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Leonie, Léonie, Leona and Leone.
Across languages, Leoni has these equivalents: Leo (m), Leon (m), Lionel (m), Lev (m, Hebrew).
Yes, very popular — Leoni ranked #1 in Ireland in 1986, and appears in official birth registries across 8 countries.
Leoni ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 1986).
Leoni's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #132 in 2014 to #131 in 2024 in Switzerland.