boy's name
Leao
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 120
Leao is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 35 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2025, when 55 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records in France.
- Today about 1 in 16,843 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2023.
Leao over time
Births per decade in France, 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2020s (to 2025) | 120 |
How popular is Leao?
In 2025, Leao was given to 35 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Leao is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Léao | Léao is a rare spelling of Leao, written with an acute accent and recorded about 30 times, mostly in France. | 30 |
| Leâo | Leâo is a rare spelling of Leao, written with a circumflex and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
| Leäo | Leäo is a rare spelling of Leao, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Leao
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Leao also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Leao over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Leao
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Leao — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Leao
Is Leao a girl's or a boy's name?
Leao is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Leao most popular?
Leao peaked in 2025, when 55 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Leao a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Leao currently ranks #1,011 in France. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.