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Leo

Male#216 most common in Croatia4,313 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Lion
Origin:
Latin

About the name Leo

From Latin 'leo' ('lion'). Borne by numerous popes and saints; a short, strong name popular in modern Croatia.

Name day and nicknames

Name day:
November 10 (sv. Leon Veliki)

Popularity with newborns

  • Boys · 2025 · 208 births · #24 that year
Position on the annual list
Leo — Position on the annual list#23#25#26#28#29#31201720182019202020212022202320242025

Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.

People with this name in Croatia

4,313 people in Croatia are called Leo, according to the 2021 census. That is #216 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Leo is recorded in every Croatian county.

Characteristics

ShortInternationalReligiousModerately common

Notable people called Leo

  • Leo TolstoyRussian novelist (War and Peace)
  • Lionel 'Leo' MessiArgentine footballer

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.