Meaning and history
Leonardo is the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Leonard. Famous bearers include Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), painter of the Mona Lisa and designer of inventions including flying machines; 13th-century mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci; and American actor Leonardo DiCaprio (1974–).
20062006: 2,187 births, rank #183
2007: 2,527 births, rank #164
2008: 2,346 births, rank #168
2009: 2,368 births, rank #164
2010: 2,617 births, rank #150
20112011: 2,641 births, rank #149
2012: 2,684 births, rank #152
2013: 2,909 births, rank #131
2014: 3,450 births, rank #114
2015: 3,823 births, rank #103
20162016: 4,325 births, rank #96
2017: 4,131 births, rank #97
2018: 4,223 births, rank #93
2019: 4,427 births, rank #86
2020: 4,104 births, rank #86
20212021: 4,105 births, rank #87
2022: 4,367 births, rank #75
2023: 4,030 births, rank #84
2024: 3,966 births, rank #84
20252025: 3,789 births, rank #91
Leonardo has risen sharply in the modern US rankings, moving from #253 in 2000 to #91 in 2025. It now stands at #91 for boys. Its highest annual birth count came in 2019, with 4,427 births.