Fun Facts About the Name Leopold
- More than 4 thousand babies named Leopold: U.S. records list 4,041 babies given the name Leopold from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Leopold Mean?
Leopold is a Germanic name meaning "bold people" or "brave people." It comes from Old High German Liutpold, also recorded as Liutbald, a compound of liut "people" and bald "bold, brave." The second element appears as -pold in many later forms, a variant of bald. The literal sense is "bold people," a typical Germanic compound name rather than a sentence about one person.
Leopold Name History & Origins
The name developed in Germanic-speaking Central Europe. From Old High German Liutpold/Liutbald came Middle High German and modern German Leopold, as well as Dutch Leopold and French Léopold. It spread through the Holy Roman Empire and the Habsburg lands, where it was used by several rulers.
Saint Leopold III (1073 - 1136), Margrave of Austria, was canonized in 1485 and became a patron saint of Austria. The name was also borne by Leopold V, Duke of Austria (1157 - 1194); by Holy Roman Emperors Leopold I (1640 - 1705) and Leopold II (1747 - 1792); and, in the 19th and 20th centuries, by Belgian kings Leopold I (1790 - 1865), Leopold II (1835 - 1909), and Leopold III (1901 - 1983).
In the English-speaking world, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853 - 1884), a son of Queen Victoria, bore the name. A famous literary use is Leopold Bloom, the central character of James Joyce's Ulysses (1922); this is a modern literary association, not the name's origin.
How Popular is the Name Leopold?
Leopold recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2020. Its best rank was #591 in 1895.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,001 | 76 | 0.0044% |
| 2024 | #2,082 | 72 | 0.0042% |
| 2023 | #1,856 | 86 | 0.0050% |
| 2022 | #1,670 | 103 | 0.0059% |
| 2021 | #1,650 | 101 | 0.0058% |
| 2020 | #1,443 | 120 | 0.0070% |
| 2019 | #1,608 | 103 | 0.0057% |
| 2018 | #1,509 | 114 | 0.0063% |
| 2017 | #1,549 | 106 | 0.0057% |
| 2016 | #1,714 | 91 | 0.0048% |
| 2015 | #1,699 | 92 | 0.0048% |
| 2014 | #2,053 | 69 | 0.0036% |
| 2013 | #2,080 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 2012 | #2,198 | 60 | 0.0032% |
| 2011 | #2,390 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 2010 | #2,342 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 2009 | #2,733 | 45 | 0.0023% |
| 2008 | #2,451 | 52 | 0.0025% |
| 2007 | #2,790 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 2006 | #3,129 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 2005 | #2,827 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 2004 | #2,928 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2003 | #3,589 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2002 | #2,323 | 45 | 0.0023% |
| 2001 | #4,223 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #6,634 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #5,215 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #3,947 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1997 | #4,377 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #5,069 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #4,688 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #4,439 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #7,285 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #7,118 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #4,374 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #4,564 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #5,980 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #4,338 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #3,650 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #4,329 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #5,508 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #4,415 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #3,342 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #2,777 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1980 | #5,955 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #3,277 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #3,319 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #2,992 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1976 | #3,027 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #2,842 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1974 | #4,997 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #2,954 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #2,607 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #3,079 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #2,363 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1969 | #2,630 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #4,489 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #2,894 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #2,013 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1965 | #2,226 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1964 | #1,773 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1963 | #2,085 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1962 | #2,777 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #3,536 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #2,015 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1959 | #1,944 | 18 | 0.0008% |
| 1958 | #1,992 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1957 | #1,739 | 22 | 0.0010% |
| 1956 | #1,863 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1955 | #2,381 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #1,688 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1953 | #2,242 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1952 | #1,784 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1951 | #1,547 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1950 | #1,684 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1949 | #1,733 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1948 | #1,686 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1947 | #1,824 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1946 | #1,995 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1945 | #1,517 | 20 | 0.0015% |
| 1944 | #1,857 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1943 | #1,449 | 24 | 0.0017% |
| 1942 | #2,006 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1941 | #1,510 | 21 | 0.0017% |
| 1940 | #1,422 | 23 | 0.0020% |
| 1939 | #2,242 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1938 | #2,050 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1937 | #1,960 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1936 | #1,347 | 25 | 0.0024% |
| 1935 | #1,179 | 32 | 0.0031% |
| 1934 | #1,125 | 35 | 0.0034% |
| 1933 | #1,152 | 33 | 0.0033% |
| 1932 | #1,166 | 34 | 0.0033% |
| 1931 | #1,005 | 44 | 0.0042% |
| 1930 | #1,412 | 27 | 0.0025% |
| 1929 | #1,167 | 36 | 0.0033% |
| 1928 | #1,117 | 40 | 0.0036% |
| 1927 | #1,140 | 40 | 0.0035% |
| 1926 | #909 | 55 | 0.0050% |
| 1925 | #1,005 | 47 | 0.0042% |
| 1924 | #844 | 66 | 0.0058% |
| 1923 | #774 | 73 | 0.0067% |
| 1922 | #824 | 68 | 0.0062% |
| 1921 | #838 | 68 | 0.0062% |
| 1920 | #823 | 67 | 0.0063% |
| 1919 | #980 | 48 | 0.0049% |
| 1918 | #947 | 50 | 0.0049% |
| 1917 | #769 | 67 | 0.0072% |
| 1916 | #665 | 79 | 0.0089% |
| 1915 | #807 | 57 | 0.0067% |
| 1914 | #674 | 57 | 0.0087% |
| 1913 | #740 | 40 | 0.0078% |
| 1912 | #711 | 37 | 0.0086% |
| 1911 | #744 | 19 | 0.0084% |
| 1910 | #842 | 14 | 0.0072% |
| 1909 | #1,053 | 9 | 0.0055% |
| 1908 | #805 | 12 | 0.0078% |
| 1907 | #909 | 10 | 0.0068% |
| 1906 | #971 | 8 | 0.0060% |
| 1905 | #974 | 8 | 0.0060% |
| 1903 | #1,225 | 5 | 0.0042% |
| 1902 | #714 | 11 | 0.0090% |
| 1901 | #707 | 10 | 0.0094% |
| 1900 | #878 | 10 | 0.0066% |
| 1899 | #912 | 7 | 0.0066% |
| 1898 | #784 | 9 | 0.0073% |
| 1896 | #864 | 8 | 0.0067% |
| 1895 | #591 | 13 | 0.0111% |
| 1893 | #879 | 7 | 0.0062% |
| 1892 | #722 | 10 | 0.0082% |
| 1890 | #787 | 8 | 0.0072% |
| 1888 | #996 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1887 | #796 | 7 | 0.0069% |
| 1886 | #810 | 7 | 0.0063% |
| 1885 | #676 | 9 | 0.0083% |
| 1881 | #748 | 7 | 0.0069% |
| 1880 | #717 | 8 | 0.0072% |
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 Leopold 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 are very intuitive. You have a reservoir of inspired wisdom combined with inherited analytical ability, which could reward you through expressions of spiritual leadership, business analysis, marketing, artistic visions, and scientific research. Operating on spiritual side of your individuality can bring you to the great heights, and drop you off if you neglect your spiritual identity. You are always looking for an opportunity to investigate the unknown, to use and show your mental abilities, to find the purpose and meaning of life. You want to grow wise and to understand people and things. You need privacy to replenish your energy. You have a unique way of thinking, intuitive, reflective, absorbing.
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