Leopold is a distinctive choice, ranked #2133 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Leopold in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2133
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About the Name Leopold
Leopold has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 467 places in five years. It was most popular in 2018 at #932 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Leopold is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Leopold in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Leopold
Leopold Aschenbrenner — Leopold Aschenbrenner is a German artificial intelligence (AI) researcher and investor.
Rudolf Leopold — Rudolf Leopold was an Austrian art collector whose collection, comprising more than 5,000 works of art, was established as a private foundation in 1994.
Leopold I of Belgium — Leopold I was the first king of the Belgians, reigning from 21 July 1831 until his death in 1865.
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 Leopold
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Leopold per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Leopold in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Leopold is declining: down 1,140 places since 2020, to #2,133 in 2025. It peaked at #932 in 2018.
Leopold 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 Leopold include: Leopold Aschenbrenner and Leopold Godowsky. Short summaries for each appear below.
Leopold does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Leopolds in the wild.
11
UK babies named Leopold (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 1140 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Leopold
Almost certainly the only Leopold 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 Leopold
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Rudolf Leopold was an Austrian art collector whose collection, comprising more than 5,000 works of art, was established as a private foundation in 1994.
Leopold Mordkhelovich Godowsky Sr. was a virtuoso pianist, composer and teacher, born in what is now Lithuania to Jewish parents, who became an American citizen in 1891.
Leopold II was the penultimate Holy Roman Emperor, as well as King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, and Archduke of Austria from 1790 to 1792, and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790.