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Leo - is it overdone?

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SelenaM · 25/05/2025 08:01

Thinking of using baby boy name Leo. Ticks every box except for potential saturation. I don’t need my son to have a statement name or something particularly unique, but don’t want him to constantly be one of many in class etc. I personally don’t know any baby Leo’s but know variations of the name.

Keen to hear views.

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Firsttimebabymummy · 25/05/2025 08:48

ElsaSnow · 25/05/2025 08:03

No the only Leo’s I know are 10 and 12. Think that is when it peaked and not many little ones now. I like it 😊

Agree. I work in a nursery and there's only 1.

Clearinguptheclutter · 25/05/2025 08:46

I have one, he’s 10

there are loads of slightly younger Leo’s where I live ages 6-8, it may be getting less popular. Mine is the only repeated name in his class which surprised me at the time

ElsaSnow · 25/05/2025 08:44

MinPinSins · 25/05/2025 08:16

Just to clarify, this isn't true at all - it climbed from #17 12 years ago to number #5 when the last data was put out.

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Wow didn’t know it had climbed that much. Not met any little ones in a long time! Probably varies by area as well. It is a nice name though.

arcticpandas · 25/05/2025 08:17

Yes. My DS got 2 in his class.

MinPinSins · 25/05/2025 08:16

ElsaSnow · 25/05/2025 08:03

No the only Leo’s I know are 10 and 12. Think that is when it peaked and not many little ones now. I like it 😊

Just to clarify, this isn't true at all - it climbed from #17 12 years ago to number #5 when the last data was put out.

MinPinSins · 25/05/2025 08:15

In 2022, Leo was ranked 5, with one in 88 boys being given the name. And that doesn't include variations. Whilst it would probably be ok, if not having repeats in a class is important it's definitely one I would steer away from.

Leoislazy · 25/05/2025 08:09

One of mine is Noah. I was living in a different country at the time and Noah wasn’t really popular there. Once he started school (back in Europe) I started coming across it absolutely everywhere. Surprisingly it didn’t actually bother me at all, which logically I would think it would have, but in the end it was fine. Leo is a great name (one of my cats…!) and it may become more popular now because of the pope, as a pp mentioned. But that wouldn’t change my decision. If you really like the name then go with it.

CurlewKate · 25/05/2025 08:04

Why does it matter? Honestly- with even the most popular names you’d be very unlucky to have another one in your class. And it could happen with any name. Just choose a name you like!

ElsaSnow · 25/05/2025 08:03

No the only Leo’s I know are 10 and 12. Think that is when it peaked and not many little ones now. I like it 😊

Berlinlover · 25/05/2025 08:03

I’d imagine it’s about to become more popular since the election of the new Pope.