Is Leander a boy or girl name?
Leander is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 94 boys were named Leander, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 6,830 US babies named Leander were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,752
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Leander since 1880
- 6,830
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 117 babies
Boys and girls named Leander, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 168 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 121 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 135 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 583 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 1920s | 800 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 528 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 479 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 603 | 5 | 0.8% |
| 1960s | 576 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 487 | 18 | 3.6% |
| 1980s | 409 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 337 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 406 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 669 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 501 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94 | #1,752 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 117 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 111 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 89 | #1,788 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 90 | #1,726 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 88 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 64 | #2,182 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 64 | #2,146 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 84 | #1,806 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 74 | #1,969 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 69 | #2,052 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 61 | #2,174 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 58 | #2,252 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 50 | #2,494 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 57 | #2,277 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 52 | #2,473 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 50 | #2,533 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 47 | #2,629 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 42 | #2,773 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 43 | #2,594 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,052 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,243 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,581 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 36 | #2,663 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 36 | #2,604 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,838 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,983 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,290 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 32 | #2,464 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,815 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 43 | #1,953 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,621 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 31 | #2,388 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 42 | #1,878 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,896 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 37 | #1,978 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 41 | #1,723 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 30 | #2,041 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 39 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 37 | #1,687 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 46 | #1,413 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 34 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 47 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 45 | #1,426 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 53 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 46 | #1,381 | 6 | #9,614 |
| 1978 | 46 | #1,364 | 5 | #10,657 |
| 1977 | 52 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 49 | #1,250 | 7 | #7,744 |
| 1975 | 46 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 46 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 54 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 53 | #1,124 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 49 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 46 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 62 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 55 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 48 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 55 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 49 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 54 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 59 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 68 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 63 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 63 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 62 | #983 | 5 | #6,781 |
| 1958 | 69 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 72 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 68 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 63 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 55 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 53 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 46 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 66 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 49 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 60 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 40 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 50 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 42 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 42 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 42 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 58 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 54 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 55 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 42 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 41 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 52 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 47 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 62 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 54 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 50 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 70 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 50 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 60 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 60 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 70 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 76 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 73 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 72 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 84 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 93 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 82 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 99 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 91 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 82 | #687 | 5 | #5,195 |
| 1918 | 93 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 82 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 67 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 68 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 72 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 43 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 35 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 25 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 16 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 16 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 23 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 19 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 11 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 11 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 12 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 13 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 16 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 7 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 9 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 15 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 13 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 9 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 10 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 11 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 16 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 11 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 20 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 22 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 8 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 17 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 16 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 21 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 18 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 28 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 21 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 17 | #435 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Leander reached #326 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #5,195 in 1919. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Leander
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.