girl's name

Leoni

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 1,670

Ireland

#333

1986 births

Leoni is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2004, when 95 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Leoni over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

655
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Leoni by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 177
2000s 655
2010s 115
2020s (to 2024) 26

How popular is Leoni?

In 2024, Leoni was given to 7 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Leoni is used

Ireland #333 9 in 1986
Northern Ireland #440 3 in 1998
Scotland #539 6 in 2024
England & Wales #3,686 7 in 2024
Canada #4,088 5 in 2019
France as Léoni #4,558 5 in 2025
United States #7,128 16 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

How Leoni is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Léoni Léoni is a rare spelling of Leoni, written with an acute accent and recorded about 120 times, mostly in France. 120

Names that peaked alongside Leoni

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Leoni also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Leoni over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Leoni in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

German
Loni

Sibling names for Leoni

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Leoni — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Leoni

How popular is the name Leoni?

In 2024, Leoni was given to 7 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Leoni a girl's or a boy's name?

Leoni is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Leoni?

Leoni has 3 syllables.

When was Leoni most popular?

Leoni peaked in 2004, when 95 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Leoni a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Leoni currently ranks #539 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.