173,236births recorded
22Countries
7Variants
2010Peak · Switzerland
#92Austria 2025
Leona is a girl name family recorded 173,236 times in 22 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Austria (#92 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Switzerland in 2010, at 286.7 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Léone (France).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Leona
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leona | English | 113,624 | 🇺🇸 United States | #429 | 1905 | ▲ 93 % |
| Leona | English | 5,335 | 🇫🇷 France | #559 | 2009 | ▲ 6 % |
| Leona | English | 3,160 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #483 | 1928 | ▼ 18 % |
| Leona | English | 2,337 | 🏴 England & Wales | #705 | 2007 | ▲ 10 % |
| Leona | English | 1,830 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #110 | 2022 | ▲ 9 % |
| Leona | English | 1,666 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #137 | 2010 | ▼ 32 % |
| Léone | French | 24,815 | 🇫🇷 France | #980 | 1918 | ▲ 303 % |
| Léone | French | 6,637 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4139 | 1905 | ▲ 7 % |
| Léone | French | 114 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1920 | – |
| Léone | French | 101 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2000 | – |
| Léone | French | 76 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #856 | 2025 | – |
| Léone | French | 75 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #719 | 2021 | – |
| Leonne | French | 2,270 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1918 | – |
| Leonne | French | 12 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1918 | – |
| Leonia | English | 1,567 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1903 | – |
| Leonia | English | 249 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #179 | 2025 | ▲ 720 % |
| Leonia | English | 115 | 🇫🇷 France | #7284 | 1901 | new |
| Leonna | English | 1,375 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4758 | 2009 | ▶ 0 % |
| Leonna | English | 90 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2017 | – |
| Leonna | English | 39 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1997 | – |
| Leonna | English | 10 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 1991 | – |
| Loena | French | 295 | 🇫🇷 France | #4777 | 2019 | ▼ 5 % |
| Loena | French | 163 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #611 | 2025 | new |
| Loena | French | 40 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #1013 | 2021 | new |
| Loena | French | 23 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1919 | – |
| Loena | French | 5 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2024 | – |
| Leonita | French | 258 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2002 | – |
| Leonita | French | 53 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 2007 | – |
| Leonita | French | 36 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | 2007 | – |
| Leonita | French | 35 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2016 | – |
| Leonita | French | 29 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1916 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Leona ↔ Léone — verified against linguistic sources
- Leona ↔ Leonia — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Leona ↔ Leonita — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Leona ↔ Loena — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Leona ↔ Leonna — spelling variant
- Léone ↔ Leonne — spelling variant
Questions about Leona
How popular is the name Leona?
In 2025 it ranked #92 in Austria. Official registers record 173,236 births across 22 countries.
What is Leona in other languages?
Léone (French); Leonne (French); Leonia (English); Leonna (English); Loena (French); Leonita (French).
When was Leona most popular?
It peaked in Switzerland in 2010, at 286.7 births per 100,000.
Is Leona a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Leona is a girl name.