Leopold is a Germanic name composed of liut, people, and bald, bold, so it means "bold people" or "brave among the people". It was a royal name of the Habsburgs and the Belgian kings, and Mozart's father Leopold is another famous bearer. In the United States Leopold has rediscovered a small following along with Theodore and Augustus, rising from number 6635 in 2000 to a peak of number 1444 in 2020 and ranking number 2001 in 2025.