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Leonardo

“Variant of Leonard — Hardy people” — Germanic via French origin

Boy's name · #91 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Leonardo has appeared in US records since 1885 — best rank #75 (2022) · 96,066 babies named Leonardo all-time · 1 in 450 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #1 in Italy (2024) · #4 in Mexico (2022) · #17 in Switzerland (2024) · #79 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #81 in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Leonardos

• Leonardo da Vinci — Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
• Leonardo DiCaprio — American actor and producer (born 1974)
• Leonardo Bonucci — Italian association football player
• Leonardo Araújo — Brazilian association football player
• Leonardo Spinazzola — Italian footballer

In stories & tradition

• Leonardo — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles · Injustice 2
• Leonardo Watch — Blood Blockade Battlefront
• Leonardo Lionheart — Faunus

What Leonardos become

Among 1,735 notable people named Leonardo:

Athletes appear 1.66× more often than among typical names — e.g. Leonardo Bonucci, Italian association football player.

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