Leona

Lee-OH-nuh

Latin

"lioness"

Updated Fri Sep 27 2024

Leona Origin and Meaning

The name Leona is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "lioness".

A Top 100 name from 1896 to 1921, Leona reached as high as Number 72. Since then, Leona had seemed to be one of the most unfashionable of the pride of lion names, but singer Leona Lewis has done a lot to rejuvenate it. Leona returned to the Top 1000 in 2009 after decades of being away.

A somewhat more sophisticated option is the French Leontine.

# 518 in the US

Leona Rank in US Top 1000

# 331 on Nameberry

Leona Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Leona Popularity

518US2023
331Nameberry2024
365Future2028
793England2021
215Germany2016
82Sweden2022
177Switzerland2023
30Croatia2023

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Famous People Named Leona

Leona Louise Lewis
British pop singer
Leona Kristina Naess
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American hotelier dubbed the "Queen of Mean"
(María de la Soledad) Leona Camila Vicario (Fernández de San Salvador)
Mexican journalist and revolutionary
Leona Harriet Woods Marshall Libby
youngest and only female physicist on the Manhattan Project
Leona "Binx" Walton
American model
Leona Kate Vaughan
Welsh actress
Leona Dalrymple
American actress
Leona Hutton
American actress
Leona Cavalli (born Alleyona Canedo da Silva)
Brazilian actress
Leona Celinda Doty
birth name of Leona Roberts, American actress

Leona in Pop Culture

Leona the Radiant Dawn
character in the video game "League of Legends"
Leona Stoney
character on the APTN show "Blackstone"
Leona Heidern
character in The King of Fighters video game series
Leona Ozaki
character in manga and anime Dominion
Leona Lion
character on TV series Between the Lions
Leaky Leona
a character on animated series "Codename: Kids Next Door"