How popular is the baby name Leonardo in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Leonardo.
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In 2023, the Western European microstate of Monaco welcomed 804 babies — 388 baby girls and 416 baby boys. All of these babies were born in Monaco’s single public hospital, the Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace (which was named after Grace Kelly).
Notably, though, only 229 them were born to residents of Monaco. The other 575 were born to non-residents, most of whom came from the nearby French communes of Menton, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, and Beausoleil.
So, what were the most popular names among the (mostly French) babies born in Monaco last year? Louise and Théo.
Here are Monaco’s top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names of 2023:
Girl names
Louise
Chloé
Emma
Jade
Chiara
Boy names
Théo
Gabriel
Léo
Leonardo
Andrea
Last year’s newborns included “the latest member of the Grimaldi family” — a baby girl named Victoire, born in April to Louis Ducruet (the son of Princess Stéphanie, whose brother, Prince Albert, is the current head of state). The House of Grimaldi has been the reigning house of the Principality of Monaco since the late 13th century.
In 2022, the top names in Monaco were Emma and Leonardo.
The country of Italy — which includes not only the boot-shaped Italian peninsula, but also various Mediterranean islands (including the two largest, Sicily and Sardinia) — shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia.
In 2022, Italy welcomed 393,333 babies — 190,493 girls and 202,840 boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Sofia and Leonardo, for the fifth year in a row.
Here are Italy’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Sofia, 5,465 baby girls
Aurora, 4,900
Giulia, 4,198
Ginevra, 3,846
Vittoria, 3,814
Beatrice, 3,333 – pronounced beh-a-TREE-cheh
Alice, 3,154 – pronounced a-LEE-cheh
Ludovica, 3,103
Emma, 2,800
Matilde, 2,621
Anna, 2,284
Camilla, 2,253
Chiara, 2,120 – pronounced KYAH-rah
Giorgia, 2,089
Bianca, 2,042
Nicole, 2,001
Greta, 1,929
Gaia, 1,736
Martina, 1,729
Azzurra, 1,717
Arianna, 1,560
Sara, 1,542
Noemi, 1,528
Isabel, 1,420
Rebecca, 1,394
Chloe, 1,359
Adele, 1,356
Mia, 1,329
Elena, 1,277
Diana, 1,207
Francesca, 1,145
Ambra, 1,130
Gioia, 1,123
Cecilia, 1,119
Viola, 1,100
Elisa, 1,030
Marta, 1,023
Emily, 1,022
Carlotta, 954
Margherita, 918
Sole, 916 – pronounced SOH-leh
Anita, 879
Maria, 876
Eleonora, 866
Amelia, 861
Alessia, 851
Nina, 831
Luna, 828
Giada, 818
Sophie, 789
Boy Names
Leonardo, 7,888 baby boys
Francesco, 4,823
Tommaso, 4,795
Edoardo, 4,748
Alessandro, 4,729
Lorenzo, 4,493
Mattia, 4,374
Gabriele, 4,062
Riccardo, 3,753
Andrea, 3,604
Diego, 2,824
Nicolò, 2,747
Matteo, 2,744
Giuseppe, 2,735
Federico, 2,563
Antonio, 2,562
Enea, 2,314
Samuele, 2,230
Giovanni, 2,173
Pietro, 2,130
Filippo, 2,018
Davide, 1,830
Giulio, 1,711
Gioele, 1,695
Christian, 1,653
Michele, 1,612
Gabriel, 1,533
Luca, 1,464
Marco, 1,433
Elia, 1,418
Salvatore, 1,417
Vincenzo, 1,353
Liam, 1,269
Thomas, 1,259
Emanuele, 1,220
Noah, 1,200
Alessio, 1,164
Samuel, 1,140
Nathan, 1,112
Giacomo, 1,101
Jacopo, 1,033
Giorgio, 1,025
Simone, 1,014
Ettore, 1,008
Luigi, 999
Manuel, 996
Damiano, 982
Daniele, 930
Domenico, 872
Daniel, 869
I’d like to thank reader Daniele, who not only alerted me that Italy’s rankings came out early this year, but also generously offered explanations for a few of the fastest-rising names: Sole, Soleil, and Sophie.
Sole (Italian for “sun”), which was rarely used in the early 2000s, started picking up steam in the mid-2010s. Last year, it jumped into the top 50 for the first time. Daniele said that Sole’s rise “has been fueled by a few celebrity baby names.”
Sophie and Soleil (French for “sun”) are linked to influencers/TV personalities Sophie Codegoni and Soleil Sorge. Both women participated in the 6th season (2021-2022) of Grande Fratello VIP, which is the celebrity version of Grande Fratello (Italy’s Big Brother).
Soleil Sorge had become famous a few years earlier when she appeared on the 21st season (2016-2017) of the dating reality TV show Uomini e Donne (translation: Men and Women). Her name debuted in the Italian data in 2017:
2022: 474 baby girls named Soleil in Italy
2021: 144 baby girls named Soleil in Italy
2020: 98 baby girls named Soleil in Italy
2019: 104 baby girls named Soleil in Italy
2018: 78 baby girls named Soleil in Italy
2017: 74 baby girls named Soleil in Italy [debut]
2016: unlisted
2015: unlisted
(Italy’s baby name data — just like the U.S. data — includes only names given to five or more babies per year.)
Thank you so much, Daniele! :)
Other names currently on the rise in Italy include:
Mountainous, landlocked Switzerland is located in the middle of Europe and surrounded by five other countries: Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy, and France.
Last year, Switzerland welcomed 82,371 babies. What were the most popular names among these babies? Emma and Noah.
Here are Switzerland’s top 50+ girl names and top 50+ boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Emma, 361 baby girls
Mia, 356
Sofia, 318
Emilia, 292
Lina, 289
Elena, 280
Mila, 267
Nora, 258
Malea, 249
Lia, 230 (tie)
Olivia, 230 (tie)
Ella, 222
Anna, 219 (tie)
Giulia, 219 (tie)
Alice, 218 (tie)
Lea, 218 (tie)
Alina, 212 (tie)
Lena, 212 (tie)
Nina, 210
Chiara, 208 (tie)
Lara, 208 (tie)
Luna, 195
Leonie, 194
Elina, 193
Sophia, 192
Yara, 186
Julia, 185
Laura, 182
Elin, 178
Valentina, 176
Sara, 175
Emily, 170
Aurora, 168
Amelia, 167
Luana, 166
Sophie, 165
Livia, 151
Elisa, 143
Eva, 141 (tie)
Juna, 141 (tie)
Zoé, 138
Mara, 133
Victoria, 131
Jana, 129
Ronja, 128
Lou, 127 (tie)
Maria, 127 (tie)
Ava, 126
Charlotte, 124
Alma, 123 (tie)
Malia, 123 (tie)
Boy Names
Noah, 540 boy names
Liam, 428
Matteo, 353
Leon, 293
Luca, 291
Gabriel, 286
Elias, 281
Leo, 256
Louis, 251
Leano, 242
Lio, 233
Leonardo, 224
Lian, 210
Nino, 208
Elio, 205
Julian, 201
Aaron, 199
Nico, 197
Elia, 196 (tie)
Levi, 196 (tie)
Samuel, 191
Finn, 184
Malik, 177
Luan, 176
David, 174 (tie)
Leandro, 174 (tie)
Mattia, 169
Diego, 168 (tie)
Milo, 168 (tie)
Adam, 157
Ben, 156
Levin, 155
Dario, 152 (tie)
Nael, 152 (tie)
Arthur, 151 (tie)
Noé, 151 (tie)
Jonas, 150 (tie)
Lenny, 150 (tie)
Mateo, 149
Livio, 148
Lucas, 145
Robin, 144
Enea, 138
Nathan, 137
Kian, 136
Nelio, 134
Mael, 128
Tim, 127
Theo, 126
Enzo, 123 (tie)
Laurin, 123 (tie)
The name Malea has risen significantly (among German-speakers almost exclusively) over the last twenty years. Malea debuted in the Swiss data in 2003, vaulted from outside the girls’ top 1,000 all the way to 261st in 2009, rose to the top 100 a few years later, and finally entered the top 10 in 2022. No doubt this rise was fueled by the trendiness of Mia, Emilia, and Mila. (Mia has ranked either #1 or #2 in Switzerland ever since 2011.)
The girls’ top 100 included Yuna (59th), Dua (66th), Melissa (84th), and Ida (97th).
The boys’ top 100 included Nevio (55th), Fabio (71st), Romeo (85th), and Timo (94th).
Switzerland, which is home to about 8.7 million people, has four national languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh. Here are the top baby names among the speakers of each of these languages:
Maluna may have been inspired by a German children’s book series featuring a fairy character named Maluna Mondschein. (Her first name is an elaboration of luna, Latin for “moon,” while her last name is German for “moonshine.”) The six books, written by Andrea Schütze, were published from 2014 to 2019.
Finally, here’s a link to Switzerland’s 2021 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.
The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico is located in the Caribbean Sea, about 1,000 miles southeast of Miami, and has about 3.2 million residents.
What were the most popular baby names in Puerto Rico last year? Valentina and Liam.
Here are Puerto Rico’s top 50+ girl names and top 50+ boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Valentina, 202 baby girls
Emma, 138
Victoria, 121
Luna, 117
Aurora, 116
Amaia, 104
Catalina, 101
Mia, 99
Milena, 95
Gianna, 89
Isabella, 88
Mikaela, 82
Camila, 77
Sofia, 67
Amalia, 66
Amanda, 59
Amelia, 58
Sophia, 57
Amira, 55
Alaia, 52 (3-way tie)
Leah, 52 (3-way tie)
Paula, 52 (3-way tie)
Ainhoa, 49 (tie)
Elena, 49 (tie)
Ainara, 45 (tie)
Antonella, 45 (tie)
Gia, 44
Alanna, 43
Valeria, 41
Kamila, 39 (tie)
Stella, 39 (tie)
Alana, 36
Gabriela, 35
Andrea, 34 (tie)
Brianna, 34 (tie)
Nahiara, 33
Mariana, 32
Ana, 29 (tie)
Lia, 29 (tie)
Marina, 28 (3-way tie)
Mila, 28 (3-way tie)
Paulette, 28 (3-way tie)
Kailani, 27
Adriana, 25 (tie)
Amahia, 25 (tie)
Anahia, 24
Amaya, 23 (3-way tie)
Cataleya, 23 (3-way tie)
Katalina, 23 (3-way tie)
Ariana, 22 (7-way tie)
Chloe, 22 (7-way tie)
Liah, 22 (7-way tie)
Nahia, 22 (7-way tie)
Nayla, 22 (7-way tie)
Paulina, 22 (7-way tie)
Samara, 22 (7-way tie)
Boy Names
Liam, 269 baby boys
Thiago, 254
Noah, 253
Mateo, 186
Sebastian, 184
Lucas, 152
Dylan, 145
Ian, 128
Nicolas, 103
Ethan, 98
Jayden, 94
Adrian, 91
Jacob, 82 (tie)
Matias, 82 (tie)
Angel, 77
Fabian, 69
Elias, 68
Diego, 65
Gael, 64
Matteo, 63
Eithan, 62 (tie)
Elian, 62 (tie)
Mauro, 57 (tie)
Milan, 57 (tie)
Isaac, 56 (tie)
Luis, 56 (tie)
Aaron, 53
Gian, 48
Daniel, 47
Alan, 45 (tie)
Julian, 45 (tie)
Damian, 43
Gabriel, 41 (tie)
Jose, 41 (tie)
Isaias, 40
Matthew, 40
Leonardo, 39
Alejandro, 38 (3-way tie)
Carlos, 38 (3-way tie)
Evan, 38 (3-way tie)
Caleb, 37
Eliam, 36 (tie)
Nathan, 36 (tie)
Enzo, 33 (3-way tie)
Keyden, 33 (3-way tie)
Zabdiel, 33 (3-way tie)
Juan, 32 (3-way tie)
Kaleb, 32 (3-way tie)
Ryan, 32 (3-way tie)
Andres, 30 (tie)
Kayden, 30 (tie)
In 2021, the top names in Puerto Rico were also Valentina and Liam.
And what were the most popular baby names in all the other U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands) combined last year? Luna and Jayden.
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