Boy
Leonidas
The name Leonidas carries the meaning "son of the lion or lion-like". It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2010s than ever before. These days, it is one of the rarer names on record. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.
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EtymologyMeaning "son of the lion" or "lion-like"
Births by decade
1900s
5
1910s
128
1920s
180
1930s
108
1940s
71
1950s
83
1960s
112
1970s
133
1980s
141
1990s
135
2000s
733
2010s
3,294
Peaked in the 2010s · 5,123 total U.S. births since 1900