Lion baby names and what they mean, for lion, tiger, cat, with 43 results. These names related to the king of the beasts, the lion (Greek leôn, Latin leo), have heroic connotations of a courageous, strong, or fierce person. Usage of these boy names reached its apex during 1930-1939 (ADOPTION OF 4.7%) and is now significantly less (ADOPTION 1.8%, 62% LESS), with names like Garfield becoming somewhat dated. The more fashionable baby names here are Leo (#50), Leonardo (#92), Felix (#231), Ari (#374) and Ariel (#585), while Lonardo (TOP 24%) and Arial (94%) are familiar surnames. Here is the list of Lion names for girls.

Abbas - Jerome

Abbas
.. refer to a lion, equivalent to .. Abas is also a marginally prominent birth name. [Abo, Abbie, .. 4 more]

Androcles
.. who once helped an injured lion .. Rare, but Androcles is comparable to popular -les surnames Aurioles (TOP 99%), Angles (20%). [Androclus]

Ari▲
Based on Hebrew, Scandinavian words. "Lion, eagle." Ari and variants became more trendy in 2018, gaining +137 positions as baby names with Arie rising the most. A short form of Aristides .. [Arye, Ary, Arri, .. 3 more]

Ariel▲
Derivative of Hebrew word. "Lion of God." Usage of Ariel and variants as boys' names in 2018 was up 67.2% compared to a decade ago. Biblical place name for Jerusalem .. [Aryell, Ariell, Ari, Airel, Aeriell, Aeriel, .. 7 more]

Ary
Derivative of Hebrew word. "Lion." Ary and variants rose in popularity less than a decade ago and have remained common. Variant of Ari. [Aryeh, .. 1 more]

Aslan
Derived fr. Turkish. "Lion." Unusual as a baby name, but Aslan is similar to the more common Allan. See also Ashlen. .. for the magical lion in The ..

Cleander
Possibly Leander (Greek) "lion man", and .. Cleander is unique as a children's name. See also Cleandro.

Daniel▼
.. death sentence in a lions' den .. Danny (UPPER 8%), Dane (51%) and Dannie (78%) are commonplace men's names. [Deiniol, Danko, Danilo, Danial, Danal, Dan, .. 15 more]

Dillon▼
Stems fr. Irish, Gaelic language. "Like a lion; loyal." Used widely as baby names, Dilan, Dillon, etc. are similar to the familiar Milan. Sounds like Dylan .. [Dylon, Dilon, Dilan, .. 3 more]

Eldridge▼
.. given name of golfer Tiger Woods .. Less widespread today. Eldridge was the version last recorded (1970-1979) in the Top 2000. [Eldrige, Eldredge, .. 3 more]

Felix▲
.. character Felix the Cat Latin feles .. Felix is the longstanding favorite. [Pelike, Felyx, Felizio, Feliks, Feliciano, Felic, .. 7 more]

Garfield▼
.. of the fat orange cartoon cat. A somewhat untypical boys' name, Garfield is found more often as a surname. [Gary, Garry]

Griffin▲
.. and the hindquarters of a lion .. Well-used, with usage of 0.097% for Griffin and variants as children's names in 2018, higher than 0.087% in 2017. [Gutyn, Guto, Gryphon, Gruffydd, Gruffud, Griffyn, Griffen, .. 6 more]

Gur
Derived fr. Hebrew language. "Cub, young lion." Gur, like the similar Garon, occurs more often as a surname. [Guryon, Gurion, Guri, .. 1 more]

Gus▼
.. name of a cat character is .. Usage of Gus as a baby name has trended downward circa the 1880s. [Gustav, Guss]

Haidar
Stems fr. Arabic word. "Lion." Compare last names Hadar (UPPER 49%), Haldar (93%). Prophet Muhammad's son in law Ali .. [Hyder, Haydar, .. 2 more]

Hamza▲
From hamuza which refers to lions. Adoption of Hamza as a boys' name in 2018 was up 10% compared to the previous year.

Hari
Root fr. Hindi, Sanskrit elements. "Lion." Outside Top 2000. See also Hairo. A Sanskrit color name for the ..

Hobbes
.. popular cartoon stuffed tiger created by .. Not Top 2000 names. [Hobbs, .. 1 more]

Jerome▼
.. portrayed with a lion, from the .. Jerome, Hieronimo, etc. became less trendy last year, dropping -120 rankings as birth names with Jairo dropping the most. [Jerry, Jairo, Hieronimo, Gerome, .. 16 more]