Leon
Male#120 most common in Croatia8,368 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Lion
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Leon
From Greek 'leon' ('lion'). Borne by many popes and saints named Leo; a strong classic name popular in modern Croatia.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- November 10 (sv. Leon Veliki)
Popularity with newborns
- Boys · 2025 · 266 births · #16 that year
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
8,368 people in Croatia are called Leon, according to the 2021 census. That is #120 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Leon is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Leon
- Leon Battista Alberti — Italian Renaissance polymath
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.