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Leland

Boy

Meaning of Leland: English: 'meadow land'

Leland is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 495th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#495

626 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

58,556

First recorded 1880 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 211 babies1982: 188 babies1983: 209 babies1984: 203 babies1985: 166 babies1986: 202 babies1987: 214 babies1988: 250 babies1989: 263 babies1990: 277 babies19901991: 267 babies1992: 226 babies1993: 209 babies1994: 165 babies1995: 181 babies1996: 144 babies1997: 167 babies1998: 140 babies1999: 129 babies2000: 141 babies20002001: 114 babies2002: 141 babies2003: 136 babies2004: 120 babies2005: 380 babies2006: 919 babies2007: 1,035 babies2008: 731 babies2009: 905 babies2010: 971 babies20102011: 958 babies2012: 905 babies2013: 781 babies2014: 769 babies2015: 868 babies2016: 771 babies2017: 828 babies2018: 758 babies2019: 756 babies2020: 652 babies20202021: 739 babies2022: 630 babies2023: 584 babies2024: 564 babies2025: 626 babies
US babies named Leland per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,035.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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