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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
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2004 · 3
Births per year in Scotland. Missing years had a count of 2 or fewer (suppressed by NRS).