The baby name Leonidas is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˌliːəˈnɪdəs/ (LEE-ə-NID-əs); Modern Greek: /le.oˈniðas/ (leh-oh-NEE-thas).
Leonidas is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Leonidas is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˌliːəˈnɪdəs/ (LEE-ə-NID-əs); Modern Greek: /le.oˈniðas/ (leh-oh-NEE-thas).
Leonidas is Greek in Origin.
Leonidas stems from the Ancient Greek Λεωνίδας (Leōnídas), built on léōn “lion” plus the patronymic -idas, yielding the sense “son of the lion” or “lion-like.” The structure was common in Doric names and signaled ancestry or character. In Classical Greek, the name carried martial and noble associations through its leonine imagery.
Its most enduring bearer is Leonidas I, the Spartan king famed for Thermopylae (480 BCE), which kept the name alive in Greco-Roman and later Byzantine circles. Christian tradition preserves several saints named Leonidas, including the Alexandrian martyr and father of Origen. The name saw a neoclassical revival in the 18th–19th centuries and has recently resurfaced internationally, boosted by popular culture. Variants and cognates include Leonid (Russian/Ukrainian), Leónidas (Spanish), Leônidas (Portuguese), and Leonida (Italian/Romanian, also used as a feminine form). Common short forms are Leo and Leon.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| BI | 0 | #11 | 2 | 425 | |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #30 | 14 | 917 |
| BI | Girls | 0 | #33 | 1 | 726 |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 657 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #46 | 563 | 6,912 |
| CY | 0 | #52 | 9 | 1,632 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #62 | 83 | 3,473 |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| GR | 0 | #71 | 70 | 3,911 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| EC | 0 | #113 | 9 | 2,502 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #126 | 12 | 1,769 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #129 | 22 | 2,166 |
| CR | 0 | #162 | 4 | 5,526 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #165 | 18 | 1,509 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #165 | 3 | 3,171 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AR | 0 | #191 | 3 | 2,915 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #204 | 36 | 3,322 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #247 | 3 | 6,293 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #258 | 49 | 2,588 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| GT | 0 | #294 | 21 | 5,948 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #297 | 1,441 | 14,506 |
| PE | 0 | #297 | 14 | 6,350 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #309 | 1,384 | 15,656 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #333 | 146 | 7,625 |
| BR | 0 | #335 | 11 | 5,969 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #336 | 5 | 6,459 |
| BO | 0 | #351 | 31 | 6,868 | |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #360 | 125 | 9,305 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #369 | 406 | 13,390 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #383 | 17 | 5,922 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #384 | 4 | 2,865 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| CL | 0 | #392 | 20 | 6,867 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #405 | 4 | 11,440 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #410 | 72 | 9,861 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #411 | 196 | 9,244 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #420 | 68 | 10,188 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #428 | 40 | 7,628 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #436 | 597 | 7,044 |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| CO | 0 | #456 | 25 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #522 | 5 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #533 | 4 | 6,731 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #538 | 13 | 12,054 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #570 | 187 | 12,213 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #574 | 38 | 9,488 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #624 | 7 | 8,289 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #656 | 27 | 3,552 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #812 | 173 | 16,355 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #836 | 16 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #854 | 77 | 5,610 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #864 | 89 | 5,697 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #868 | 76 | 14,861 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #925 | 27 | 5,873 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #964 | 20 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #986 | 7 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,037 | 42 | 16,140 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,116 | 13 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,165 | 14 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,175 | 8 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,192 | 20 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,226 | 9 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,262 | 6 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,413 | 59 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,428 | 19 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,686 | 6 | 28,008 |
Leonidas is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:
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