Leandro

What Leandro means

Italian, meaning “lion + man”

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros), from λέων (léōn, “lion”) +‎ ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Leandro” (revision 92165372), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Leandro?

US: Rising: up from #783 in 2015. England & Wales: Steady: #833 in 2015, #758 now.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 785 boys got the name (#406 that year). First in the US records in 1906.

How common

• About 1 in 2,176 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 6,043 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in DE (1.7 per 1,000 boys), NJ (1.06 per 1,000 boys), NV (0.97 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Leandro is #406 in the US and #758 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Leandro were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Leander122 US · 21 E&W
• Leondro16 US
• Liandro13 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Leandro

Boys

• Santiago#26Spanish form of James, meaning “May He Heel”^*
• Luca#14Form of Lucy, meaning “light”^*
• Luka#85Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #85 vs #261 in 2025
• Rowan#59“little red one”^*
• Enzo#72“home + ruler”^*
• Milo#119Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #288 in 2015, #119 in 2025

For a sister

• Eliana#10Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #10 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel
• Lucia#83Variant of Lucy, meaning “light”^*
• Lia#200Latin, meaning “cow”^*
• Kaylani#185Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,054 in 2015, #185 in 2025
• Luciana#273Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #273 vs #1,809 in 2025
• Leilani#60Hawaiian, meaning “a lei; a child + heavenly, royal”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Leandro’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.