Fun Facts About the Name Leonce
- 431 babies named Leonce: U.S. records list 431 babies given the name Leonce from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Leonce Mean?
Leonce is a masculine given name from French, meaning "lion-like." It corresponds to the Latin Leontius and the Greek Leontios, a name built on the Greek word leōn, "lion." The French form is Léonce; English usage commonly drops the accent. Its literal etymological sense is "lion-like" or "of a lion," rather than a symbolic personality trait.
Leonce Name History & Origins
The name goes back to the Greek Leontios, Latinized as Leontius. It was used in late antiquity and entered Christian naming traditions through several martyrs and bishops called Leontius. In French, the Latin name became Léonce, with the ending simplified; English writers often render it without the accent as Leonce. The name also appears in German literature in Georg Büchner's play Leonce und Lena (1836), where it names the title character. That literary use is separate from the name's older religious and linguistic history.
How Popular is the Name Leonce?
Leonce recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1925. Its best rank was #882 in 1887.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #13,772 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2005 | #12,575 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #5,494 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #4,598 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #4,254 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #3,472 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #4,310 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #4,385 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #4,390 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1960 | #4,372 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1954 | #4,138 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1951 | #3,238 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #3,200 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #2,722 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #2,548 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1947 | #4,037 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #3,064 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #3,578 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #3,009 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #3,113 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1941 | #2,577 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1939 | #2,377 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1938 | #3,043 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #2,802 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #3,041 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1935 | #2,474 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1934 | #3,514 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #2,990 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1930 | #2,541 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1929 | #2,870 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1928 | #2,970 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1927 | #1,922 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1926 | #2,827 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1925 | #1,779 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1924 | #3,150 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1923 | #4,600 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #3,414 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #3,728 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #2,539 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1919 | #2,447 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1918 | #2,803 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1917 | #2,362 | 12 | 0.0013% |
| 1916 | #2,652 | 10 | 0.0011% |
| 1915 | #1,843 | 16 | 0.0019% |
| 1914 | #2,556 | 8 | 0.0012% |
| 1913 | #2,182 | 8 | 0.0016% |
| 1912 | #2,749 | 5 | 0.0012% |
| 1909 | #1,595 | 5 | 0.0030% |
| 1907 | #1,278 | 6 | 0.0041% |
| 1895 | #941 | 7 | 0.0060% |
| 1892 | #1,173 | 5 | 0.0041% |
| 1889 | #935 | 6 | 0.0054% |
| 1887 | #882 | 6 | 0.0059% |
| 1882 | #1,026 | 5 | 0.0044% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Leonce Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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