MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Leo mean?
Latin leo is the ordinary word for a lion and became a personal name in its own right. Its long European use includes papal names, through which it also entered Indian Christian naming.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
लियो
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Leo in Indian usage
1,576 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 133 |
| 1970s | 256 |
| 1980s | 563 |
| 1990s | 490 |
| Other decades | 134 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 1,019 |
| Goa | 183 |
| Meghalaya | 172 |
| Other states | 202 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Leo / M | 3,278 | 3 |
| England & Wales | Leo / F | 4 | 4,867 |
| Scotland | Leo / M | 236 | 7 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Leo ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Leo; Table_6, C8 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Leo; Table_6, C8
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Leo; Table_6, C5452 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Leo; Table_6, C5452
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Leo; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Leo; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy