as a First Name
From an Old French personal name of Germanic origin, derived from leon ‘lion’ + hard ‘hardy, brave, strong’. This was the name of a 5th-century Frankish saint, the patron of peasants and horses. Although it was introduced into Britain by the Normans, Leonard was an uncommon name during the Middle Ages. It was revived in some areas towards the end of the 1400s, and in the 19th‐century became very popular. It is now also common as a Jewish name (compare Leon).
| 283rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 189,621
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 275,340
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Leonard per capita
- 1920
- marked the height of its popularity
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31%
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6%
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