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I think it makes a good nn, but not as a full name by itself.

I like it, I wouldn't choose it for a child of my own, but I do like it. Here are some combos:

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Leo James
Leo Henry
Leo Isaac
Leo Thomas
Leo Gideon
Leo George
Leo Daniel
Leo Seth
Leo Jacob
Leo Brady
Leo Asher
Leo Felix

Funny you should bring this up. My daughter is expecting a boy in January. She came up with the name Leo. She felt that the name Leo reflected two important things about her personality: her love for cats and her interest in and belief in astrology. But her husband thought that Leo on its own was a little too insubstantial and that it should be a nickname for something. My daughter then suggested Leopold, but he didn't care for that and countered with Leonidas. Leonidas was a king of the Spartans who delayed the invasion of two million Persian soldiers long enough for the Athenians to mount a naval assault and repel the Persians, thus preserving democracy as a form of government. So it has been decided that his name will be Leonidas and he will be called Leo. At first I thought Leonidas a very strange name but it has grown on me. It's definitely one to consider if you like Leo but feel it should stand for something. Leo is strong, masculine and not too trendy. A pretty cool name.

I love Leo. It's a handsome name, but also a "fun" one, in my opinion. (It's also a family name for me.)

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Leo Arthur
Leo Basil
Leo Benjamin
Leo Charles
Leo Desmond
Leo Duncan
Leo Frederick
Leo Gareth
Leo Graham
Leo Henrik
Leo Henry
Leo Jasper
Leo Martin
Leo Maxwell
Leo Miles
Leo Nathaniel
Leo Rupert
Leo Sebastian
Leo Walter

I like the sound, but when I think about, I, too, go back and forth on it. It's snappy sounding yet not too out there. But then, it is an astrological sign for a lion. Not really my thing, so I'm like eh. Probably not helpful. The one thing I don't really find it, though, is boring.

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I prefer it with longerish MNs.
Leo Gideon
Leo Sebastian
Leo Nathaniel
Leo Benjamin
Leo Dominic

I love Leo as a full name and don't care for any of the longer forms for it.

I don't find Leo at all boring. I love it on its own, and I don't think it needs any embellishment into a longer name.

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MN suggestions:
Leo Alexander
Leo Bryce
Leo Grant
Leo Barnaby
Leo James
Leo Frederick
Leo Jeremiah
Leo Zachary

I like it, as a nn that is. I find it a little short, I tend to think any name less than 5 letters is too short. However, I do not like any full names for Leo, therefore am not completely against it.

It's definately not boring but I do feel that, as a full name, it lacks substance. Leonardo and Leopold are my favorite longer names that use Leo as a nn but there are tons of others! Some others I can think of off hand are Leonard, Leon, Leonas, Leontius, Levon, and Lionel.