Leone
Girl name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Leone: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 2004.
Leone is the Italian form of Leon, ultimately from the Latin *leo* meaning "lion," a name that has travelled across languages and cultures with that regal, powerful association. Among its most famous bearers are the Renaissance scholar and artist Leone Battista Alberti, the Italian writer and political activist Leone Ginzburg, and the iconic film director Sergio Leone, whose Spaghetti Westerns defined a genre. While no major places bear the name directly, the same root appears in the Spanish city of León and in countless heraldic lions across Europe. As a given name, Leone is also a common surname, and it shares its sound and meaning with the Scottish Gaelic variant *Leòmhann*, making it a subtly international choice that feels both classic and cinematic.
Girl 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20043 babies
- Latest (2004)
- #6633 babies
- Total births
- 3since 2004
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y