Leonard
Leonard is a distinctive choice, ranked #249 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Leonard in their class.
About the Name Leonard
Leonard has held its ground, ranked #249 in 2025 and never far from its best of #217 in 2019 — a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Leonard is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Leonard in their class.
In the US it sits at #673 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Leonard
- Queenie Leonard — Queenie Leonard was a British actress.
- Leonard Susskind — Leonard Susskind is an American theoretical physicist, professor of theoretical physics at Stanford University and founding director of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics.
- Leonard — Leonard is a common English surname and a masculine given name.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Leonard
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Leonard
Almost certainly the only Leonard in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia