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Baby name
Leo
Boy
Origin of the name
Leo comes from the Latin leo, “lion.” It is also a short form of Leon and Leonard.
Rising name
259,988births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 22rank at its peak, in 2022
Where babies named Leo are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Leo is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Leo is most common in Rhode Island (2.6 times), New Hampshire (2.5) and North Dakota (2.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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