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Leonidas

Leonidas is a distinctive choice, ranked #452 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Leonidas in their class.

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UK Rank 2025
#452
US Rank #510
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About the Name Leonidas

Leonidas is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 27 places over five years. Its high point was #419 in 2023, and it now sits at #475. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.

Leonidas is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Leonidas in their class.

In the US it sits at #508 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.

⭐ Famous People Named Leonidas

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 Leonidas

Unlikely. With around 85 UK babies named Leonidas per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Leonidas in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Leonidas has been fairly steady, ranked #452 in 2025 against #448 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #419 in 2023.
Leonidas is more popular in the UK (#475) than in the US (#508). 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 Leonidas include: Leonidas Kokas, Leonidas Stergiou and Leonidas Njunwa. Short summaries for each appear below.
Leonidas ranks #508 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
85
UK babies named Leonidas (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 4 places
Rank change (last 5 years)

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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Leonidas

Almost certainly the only Leonidas in the class

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UK Popularity (1997–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

US Popularity (2020–2025)

Rank · SSA official data

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About the Name Leonidas

Meaning
Greek: Λεωνίδας, Leōnídas; born c.

Famous People Named Leonidas

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Leonidas Kokasb. 1973
Leonidas Kokas, also spelled Kokkas (Greek: Κόκκας), is a Greek weightlifter.
Leonidas Stergioub. 2002
Leonidas Stergiou is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German Bundesliga club 1.
Leonidas Njunwa1952
Leonidas Njunwa is a Tanzanian boxer.
Leonidas Kestekides1876
Leonidas Kestekides (Greek: Λεωνίδας Κεστεκίδης) was an Ottoman empire-born Greek chocolate manufacturer, founder of the internationally famous Leonidas company in Belgium.
Leonidas at Thermopylae1813
Leonidas at Thermopylae is an oil-on-canvas painting by French artist Jacques-Louis David.
Leonidas (sculpture)1925
Leonidas is a sculpture of a hoplite made of Parian marble in 480–470 BC and unearthed in 1925.
Leonidas Leonidou
Leonidas Leonidou is an author and researcher, born in Agios Theodoros in the Karpas peninsula of Cyprus on October 13, 1947.
Leonidas II
Leonidas II (; Ancient Greek: Λεωνίδας Β΄, Leōnídas B', "Lion's son, Lion-like") was the 28th Agiad King of Sparta from 254 to 242 BC and from 241 to 235 BC.
Leonidas Iza
Segundo Leonidas Iza Salazar is an Ecuadorian activist and indigenous leader of Kichwa-Panzaleo ancestry who is serving as the president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) since June 27, 2021.
Leonidas L. Polk
Leonidas Lafayette Polk, or L.L.

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