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Leonidas

Pronounced L IY0 AO1 N IH0 D AH0 Z (ARPABET)

  • 4 syllables
  • Peaked 2022
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Leonidas?

Leonidas is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 9,686 children — the 1,099th most common boys' name on record.

It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2022, when 758 children were given it.

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Characteristics

  • 4 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
L IY0 AO1 N IH0 D AH0 Z
Stress pattern:
0100
Syllables:
4

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Leonidas

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Leonidas

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Leonidas?
Leonidas ranks 1,099th among boys' names in US records, with 9,686 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,236.
Is Leonidas a unisex name?
No. Leonidas is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Leonidas most popular?
2022, when 758 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.