Leon
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, variant of Leo.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Leon (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Leon has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2020. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 36 |
| 1999 | 55 |
| 2000 | 71 |
| 2001 | 71 |
| 2002 | 107 |
| 2003 | 135 |
| 2004 | 147 |
| 2005 | 236 |
| 2006 | 273 |
| 2007 | 262 |
| 2008 | 301 |
| 2009 | 359 |
| 2010 | 371 |
| 2011 | 358 |
| 2012 | 381 |
| 2013 | 378 |
| 2014 | 395 |
| 2015 | 446 |
| 2016 | 466 |
| 2017 | 403 |
| 2018 | 441 |
| 2019 | 429 |
| 2020 | 511 |
| 2021 | 492 |
| 2022 | 505 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | – | 472 |
| 2000 | – | 543 |
| 2001 | – | 613 |
| 2002 | – | 724 |
| 2003 | – | 855 |
| 2004 | – | 995 |
| 2005 | – | 1,229 |
| 2006 | – | 1,500 |
| 2007 | – | 1,757 |
| 2008 | – | 2,063 |
| 2009 | – | 2,441 |
| 2010 | – | 2,806 |
| 2011 | – | 3,167 |
| 2012 | – | 3,559 |
| 2013 | – | 3,948 |
| 2014 | – | 4,343 |
| 2015 | – | 4,798 |
| 2016 | – | 5,287 |
| 2017 | – | 5,707 |
| 2018 | 10 | 6,183 |
| 2019 | 12 | 6,632 |
| 2020 | 12 | 7,154 |
Leon in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Leon.Hi! My name is Leon.
- Leon bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Leon lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Leon kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Leon is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Leons mamma är lärare.Leon's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Leons mamma is Leon's mum.
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Questions about Leon
How do you pronounce Leon in Swedish?
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What does the name Leon mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, variant of Leo.
How popular is Leon in Sweden?
505 babies were named Leon in 2022. In 2020, 7,166 people in Sweden had Leon as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2020 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.