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Meaning of the nameLeonardo

Leonardo is a male name of Germanic origin, from the French Léonard, from 'lion' and 'strong', which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil translates as 'strong as a lion'.

Meaning

“strong as a lion”

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Leonardo · Behind the Name: Leonard

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People (2022)
566,973
Rank in Brazil
#29
Median age
25 years
2010 Census
547,601
people

Leonardo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Leonardo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (180,953 people).

3,021 women 563,952 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Leonardo is most common

States with the highest share of people named Leonardo in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.411%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.402%
  3. Paraná 0.349%
  4. São Paulo 0.348%
  5. Distrito Federal 0.330%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo154,6630.348%
Rio de Janeiro66,0120.411%
Minas Gerais61,1290.298%
Rio Grande do Sul43,7630.402%
Paraná39,9350.349%
Santa Catarina24,6600.324%
Bahia24,6350.174%
Goiás17,9940.255%
Pernambuco17,9590.198%
Pará13,9650.172%
Ceará12,6210.144%
Espírito Santo11,6040.303%
Maranhão10,6160.157%
Distrito Federal9,3030.330%
Mato Grosso8,1480.223%
Amazonas7,7130.196%
Paraíba7,3280.184%
Mato Grosso do Sul7,2620.263%
Piauí5,5640.170%
Rio Grande do Norte5,4310.164%
Alagoas4,1240.132%
Sergipe3,3290.151%
Tocantins2,9860.198%
Rondônia2,8010.177%
Acre1,2020.145%
Roraima1,1570.182%
Amapá1,0690.146%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Leonardo

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado, takes Leonardo from the French Léonard, of Germanic origin, from levon, of Latin origin, 'lion', plus hard, 'strong'. Behind the Name gives the same pair of elements for Leonard, 'brave lion'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 566,973 people named Leonardo, the largest group born in the 1990s.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Leonardo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Leonard · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Leonardo · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Wiktionary: Leonardo · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Leonardo

What does the name Leonardo mean?

Leonardo means “strong as a lion”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Leonardo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 566,973 people with the first name Leonardo, which ranks it number 29 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Leonardo a boy's or a girl's name?

Leonardo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 3,021 women and 563,952 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Leonardo?

Leonardo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Leonardo most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.411% of the state's population is named Leonardo (66,012 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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