Leandro
The Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian form of Greek Leandros, which joins leon, lion, with aner, man. Greek legend tells of Leander swimming the Hellespont.
Leandro in 2025
Leandro was given to 785 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 820th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 4,223 babies born.
The history of Leandro
Leandro reached its highest point in 2025, when 785 babies were given the name, ranking 820th that year.
Across the 120 years of records since 1906, 11,078 babies have been named Leandro. Half of them were born before 2013, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Leandro by decade
| Decade | Babies named Leandro | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 17 | 2,797 |
| 1910s | 103 | 2,960 |
| 1920s | 206 | 2,791 |
| 1930s | 247 | 2,251 |
| 1940s | 224 | 2,669 |
| 1950s | 243 | 2,725 |
| 1960s | 313 | 2,849 |
| 1970s | 390 | 2,840 |
| 1980s | 438 | 2,862 |
| 1990s | 621 | 2,657 |
| 2000s | 1,751 | 1,918 |
| 2010s | 3,149 | 1,265 |
| 2020s | 3,376 | 820 |
Where Leandro is heading
Leandro has risen 163% over the past decade, from 298 babies in 2015 to 785 in 2025.
Names like Leandro
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Leandro.