Leo vs Linas
Leo and Linascompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Leo was ranked #6 and Linas #3990 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2018, Leo was ranked #48 and Linas #478 among boys in Norway.
Leo and Linas over time
Leo and Linas appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Linas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Leo in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Mirrored each other
Over 22 shared years in Norway · Boys, Leo rose about as far as Linas fell — from #601 and #289 in 1972 to #48 and #478 in 2018.
List by list
Norway · Boys22 shared years, 1972–2018
Leo held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Linas in 11.
Highest recorded here: Leo #48 in 2018, Linas #289 in 1972.
The order changed in 1987: Leo moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #394 and #332; by 1987 that had become #498 and #501.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Leo #48, Linas #478.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Leo | Linas |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Lion. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈliːoʊ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #5 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3990 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Leo has a recorded origin (Latin); Linas does not have one recorded yet.
- Leo has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Linas.
- A meaning is recorded for Leo; Linas doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Leo
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #303 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2009–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2022 (recorded 2009–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Linas
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #486 among boys in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2018
Highest recorded position: #289 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1965–2018).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #3990 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Boys