Leonia
Almost unheard of a decade ago, it now goes to close to 50 baby girls a year and keeps climbing, though it stays rare enough that most Poles have never met one. From the Greek for lion.
Leonia Pronunciation
Leonia is pronounced le-O-nyah (/lɛˈɔɲa/).
How many people are named Leonia
1 in 31398 women in Poland is named Leonia. 718 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1101 among female names.
Leonia's popularity over time
49 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #354 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2012.
Where Leonia is most popular
Leonia is most popular in Masovian, 65% above the national average (44 girls born 2019–2025), followed by Lesser Poland (+46%) and Greater Poland (+36%). It is least common in Warmian-Masurian and Świętokrzyskie, 63% and 52% below average respectively.
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Masovian44 girls born+65%
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Lesser Poland25 girls born+46%
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Greater Poland22 girls born+36%
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Opole4 girls born+15%
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Lower Silesian12 girls born+1%
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Subcarpathian9 girls born−1%
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West Pomeranian6 girls born−6%
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Pomeranian10 girls born−10%
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Silesian14 girls born−18%
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Łódź6 girls born−37%
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Podlaskie3 girls born−40%
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Lublin4 girls born−48%
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Świętokrzyskie2 girls born−52%
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Warmian-Masurian2 girls born−63%
Leonia as a middle name
Leonia is a first name for 718 women in Poland and a middle name for another 373, a 66/34 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 351st, between Lara (377) and Zoja (369).
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349
380Irma
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350
377Lara
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351373Leonia
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352
369Zoja
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353
367Narcyza