The baby name Leonides is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced English: LEE-ə-NEE-deez or LEE-ə-NY-deez (IPA: /ˌliːəˈniːdiːz/ or /ˌliːəˈnaɪdiːz/); Modern Greek: leh-OH-NEE-thes (IPA: /le.oˈni.ðes/).
Leonides is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Leonides is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced English: LEE-ə-NEE-deez or LEE-ə-NY-deez (IPA: /ˌliːəˈniːdiːz/ or /ˌliːəˈnaɪdiːz/); Modern Greek: leh-OH-NEE-thes (IPA: /le.oˈni.ðes/).
Leonides is Greek in Origin.
Leonides is the Latinized form of the ancient Greek name Leonidēs (Λεωνίδης), built from léon “lion” plus the patronymic suffix -idēs meaning “son/descendant of.” It therefore conveys “son of the lion” or “of the lion lineage,” a heroic, clan-marking style common in classical Greek naming. The form appears in inscriptions and literature of antiquity and carried into the Byzantine and early Christian periods.
Though overshadowed today by the related Leonidas, Leonides has documented use in Greek and in ecclesiastical records, including bearers such as the early Christian martyr known in some sources as Leonides of Alexandria. International variants and cognates include Leonidas (Greek/English), Leónidas (Spanish), Leônidas (Portuguese), Leonid (Russian and other Slavic languages), and the feminine Leonida or Léonide (Italian/Romanian/French). Short forms and relatives include Leo and Leon. Leonides offers a distinguished, classical alternative with clear meaning and strong, leonine symbolism.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #162 | 6 | 3,171 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2008 | #170 | 2 | 1,288 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #175 | 4 | 2,508 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #245 | 2 | 3,322 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #370 | 14 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #406 | 3 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #409 | 5 | 5,922 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #425 | 5 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #449 | 33 | 9,305 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #478 | 6 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #494 | 6 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #533 | 4 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #563 | 30 | 9,244 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #647 | 5 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #688 | 64 | 12,213 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #743 | 136 | 14,506 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #763 | 223 | 16,355 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #784 | 68 | 14,098 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #876 | 17 | 7,044 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #894 | 27 | 15,656 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #895 | 36 | 5,610 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #910 | 32 | 12,708 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #941 | 43 | 5,561 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 6 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,096 | 88 | 17,781 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,589 | 26 | 28,008 |
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