Leandro is the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Leander, from the Greek leon and aner, "lion man" or "lion of a man". In Greek legend Leander swam the Hellespont every night to reach his beloved Hero, and Saint Leander of Seville was a 6th-century bishop. Leandro entered the US top 1000 in 2005 and has climbed to number 406 in 2025, its best rank yet.