Is Leland a boy or girl name?
Leland is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 18 girls and 540 boys were named Leland, so 3.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.9% of the 57,917 US babies named Leland were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #547
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,515
- Babies named Leland since 1880
- 57,917
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 1,035 babies
Boys and girls named Leland, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 202 | 6 | 2.9% |
| 1890s | 539 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 1900s | 765 | 11 | 1.4% |
| 1910s | 4,381 | 49 | 1.1% |
| 1920s | 8,022 | 63 | 0.8% |
| 1930s | 6,277 | 42 | 0.7% |
| 1940s | 6,261 | 19 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 5,255 | 11 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 3,529 | 22 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 2,284 | 11 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 2,103 | 12 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 1,884 | 21 | 1.1% |
| 2000s | 4,540 | 82 | 1.8% |
| 2010s | 8,262 | 99 | 1.2% |
| 2020s | 3,070 | 90 | 2.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 540 | #547 | 18 | #6,515 |
| 2023 | 567 | #520 | 16 | #7,108 |
| 2022 | 609 | #500 | 21 | #5,883 |
| 2021 | 720 | #433 | 18 | #6,558 |
| 2020 | 634 | #470 | 17 | #6,800 |
| 2019 | 743 | #415 | 13 | #8,405 |
| 2018 | 747 | #420 | 11 | #9,533 |
| 2017 | 817 | #389 | 11 | #9,668 |
| 2016 | 758 | #417 | 13 | #8,676 |
| 2015 | 856 | #378 | 11 | #9,869 |
| 2014 | 758 | #409 | 10 | #10,593 |
| 2013 | 773 | #386 | 7 | #14,023 |
| 2012 | 897 | #343 | 8 | #12,901 |
| 2011 | 950 | #329 | 8 | #12,861 |
| 2010 | 963 | #325 | 7 | #14,336 |
| 2009 | 895 | #350 | 10 | #11,134 |
| 2008 | 726 | #405 | 5 | #19,254 |
| 2007 | 1,029 | #315 | 6 | #16,695 |
| 2006 | 903 | #343 | 16 | #7,699 |
| 2005 | 371 | #608 | 9 | #11,443 |
| 2004 | 110 | #1,341 | 10 | #10,361 |
| 2003 | 129 | #1,165 | 7 | #13,245 |
| 2002 | 134 | #1,096 | 7 | #13,017 |
| 2001 | 107 | #1,250 | 7 | #12,854 |
| 2000 | 136 | #1,057 | 5 | #16,481 |
| 1999 | 129 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 140 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 167 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 144 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 175 | #808 | 6 | #12,659 |
| 1994 | 165 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 204 | #728 | 5 | #14,757 |
| 1992 | 221 | #696 | 5 | #14,533 |
| 1991 | 267 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 272 | #610 | 5 | #14,240 |
| 1989 | 263 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 250 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 214 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 196 | #640 | 6 | #10,258 |
| 1985 | 166 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 203 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 209 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 182 | #640 | 6 | #9,891 |
| 1981 | 211 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 209 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 207 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 231 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 207 | #586 | 6 | #9,099 |
| 1976 | 206 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 203 | #566 | 5 | #9,872 |
| 1974 | 221 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 241 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 253 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 247 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 268 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 283 | #454 | 5 | #8,096 |
| 1968 | 254 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 316 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 338 | #410 | 6 | #6,210 |
| 1965 | 357 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 398 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 360 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 385 | #410 | 6 | #6,236 |
| 1961 | 430 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 408 | #390 | 5 | #6,884 |
| 1959 | 431 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 461 | #357 | 6 | #5,788 |
| 1957 | 480 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 516 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 564 | #306 | 5 | #6,315 |
| 1954 | 514 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 536 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 603 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 591 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 559 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 633 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 672 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 656 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 569 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 540 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 596 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 676 | #215 | 14 | #2,501 |
| 1942 | 675 | #217 | 5 | #5,017 |
| 1941 | 636 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 608 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 570 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 585 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 555 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 596 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 623 | #201 | 6 | #4,008 |
| 1934 | 665 | #190 | 9 | #3,048 |
| 1933 | 645 | #189 | 5 | #4,569 |
| 1932 | 638 | #201 | 5 | #4,773 |
| 1931 | 694 | #189 | 7 | #3,693 |
| 1930 | 706 | #198 | 10 | #2,961 |
| 1929 | 762 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 789 | #181 | 16 | #2,244 |
| 1927 | 823 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 776 | #186 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 858 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 775 | #185 | 5 | #5,512 |
| 1923 | 807 | #174 | 15 | #2,414 |
| 1922 | 767 | #183 | 10 | #3,269 |
| 1921 | 866 | #171 | 10 | #3,280 |
| 1920 | 799 | #177 | 7 | #4,206 |
| 1919 | 668 | #192 | 7 | #4,060 |
| 1918 | 691 | #187 | 5 | #5,236 |
| 1917 | 627 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 571 | #198 | 7 | #3,748 |
| 1915 | 597 | #185 | 7 | #3,628 |
| 1914 | 413 | #202 | 9 | #2,536 |
| 1913 | 338 | #200 | 6 | #3,029 |
| 1912 | 252 | #218 | 8 | #2,259 |
| 1911 | 127 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 97 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 90 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 78 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 86 | #220 | 5 | #2,229 |
| 1906 | 99 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 66 | #240 | 6 | #1,817 |
| 1904 | 69 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 75 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 58 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 68 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 76 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 62 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 50 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 59 | #219 | 5 | #1,674 |
| 1896 | 61 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 54 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 55 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 60 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 57 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 36 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 45 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 29 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 37 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 20 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 27 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 23 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 14 | #514 | 6 | #979 |
| 1883 | 21 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 13 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 9 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 9 | #664 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Leland reached #171 in 1921. As a girl name, it reached #979 in 1884. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Leland
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.