Leopold

“Bold people” — Germanic via French origin

Boy's name · #2001 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Leopold belongs to an older America first — it reached #591 back in 1895 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2001. About 4,000 boys have carried it since 1880.

Around the world: #37 in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Leopolds

Leopold II of Belgium — King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909 (1835–1909)
Léopold Sédar Senghor — first president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001)
Leopold I of Belgium — German prince who became the first King of the Belgians (1790–1865)
Leopold von Ranke — German historian and founder of modern source-based history (1795-1886)
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor — Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705), King of Hungary and Croatia and King of Bohemia (1640–1705)

In stories & tradition

Leopold (Butters Stotch) — South Park
Leopold Bloom — Ulysses
Leopold (Leo Fitz) — Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

What Leopolds become

Among 2,567 notable people named Leopold:

Military figures appear 2.8× more often than among typical names — e.g. Leopold Joseph von Daun, Austrian marshal.

Similar names: Theodor · Lester · Armin · Marius · Arnold · Eliott

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