Leonard is a distinctive choice, ranked #244 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Leonard in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#244
US Rank #673
About the Name Leonard
Leonard is holding steady in the rankings at #244. It reached its peak of #217 in 2019 and has maintained consistent levels since — the hallmark of a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Leonard is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #673 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Leonard
Unlikely. With around 200 UK babies named Leonard per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Leonard in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Leonard has held a stable position around #244 for several years. It reached its recorded peak of #217 in 2019 and has maintained consistent levels since — suggesting lasting rather than trend-driven appeal.
Leonard is more popular in the UK (#244) than in the US (#673). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Leonard include: Leonard Susskind — Leonard Susskind is an American theoretical physicist, professor of theoretical physics at Stanford University and founding director of the Stanford Institute...; Leonard — Leonard is a common English surname and a masculine given name.; Leonard Skinner — Forby Leonard Skinner was an American high school gym teacher, basketball coach, and businessman from Jacksonville, Florida..
Leonard ranks #673 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
200
UK babies named Leonard (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 16 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Leonard
Likely around 1 other Leonard in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Leonard Susskind is an American theoretical physicist, professor of theoretical physics at Stanford University and founding director of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics. His research interests are string theory, quantum field theory, quantum statistical mechanics and quantum cosmology.
Leonard is a common English surname and a masculine given name. The given name and surname originate from the Old High German Leonhard containing the prefix levon ("lion") from the Greek Λέων ("lion") through the Latin Leo, and the suffix hardu ("brave" or "hardy").
Leonard Thomas Lake, also known as Leonard Hill and a variety of other aliases, was an American survivalist and serial killer who raped, tortured and murdered an estimated eleven to twenty-five victims with his accomplice Charles Ng at a remote cabin near Wilseyville, California, 150 miles east of San Francisco, between 1983 and 1985. Lake was never convicted of murder, as he swallowed cyanide pills that he had sewn into his clothing and died four days after his arrest.
Forby Leonard Skinner was an American high school gym teacher, basketball coach, and businessman from Jacksonville, Florida. He is known in popular culture as the eponym of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd; Skinner was the band members' teacher.