Leonie is a distinctive choice, ranked #610 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Leonie in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#610
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About the Name Leonie
Leonie has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 125 places in five years. It was most popular in 1999 at #244 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Leonie is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Leonie in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Leonie
Leonie Hanne — Leonie Hanne is a German fashion influencer, blogger, model, and social media entrepreneur.
Leonie Brinkema — Leonie Helen Milhomme Brinkema is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the U.S.
Leonie Schwertmann — Leonie Schwertmann is a German female volleyball player, playing as a middle-blocker.
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 Leonie
Unlikely. With around 64 UK babies named Leonie per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Leonie in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Leonie has been fairly steady, ranked #610 in 2025 against #597 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #244 in 1999.
Leonie is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Leonie include: Leonie Hanne, Leonie Brinkema and Leonie Schwertmann. Short summaries for each appear below.
Leonie does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Leonies in the wild.
64
UK babies named Leonie (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 13 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Leonie
Almost certainly the only Leonie in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Leonie
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Leonie Fiebich is a German professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Valencia Basket of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.