Leaf vs Leander

Side-by-side comparison of Leaf and Leander — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Leaf

Boy name

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Name B

Leander

Boy name · Rank #1754

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Metric Leaf Leander
Current Rank Unranked #1754
Total Births (all years) 134 6,928
Peak Year 2016 2025
Peak Year Births 12 122
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Leaf Leander
1880ss — 168
1890ss — 121
1900ss — 135
1910ss — 583
1920ss — 800
1930ss — 528
1940ss — 479
1950ss — 603
1960ss — 576
1970ss 39 487
1980ss — 409
1990ss 6 337
2000ss 35 406
2010ss 43 671
2020ss 11 625

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Leaf Leander
2014 7 69
2015 6 75
2016 12 84
2017 6 64
2018 — 65
2019 — 88
2020 6 90
2021 5 89
2022 — 113
2023 — 117
2024 — 94
2025 — 122

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1971–2021.

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