Leary vs Leander

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

Name A

Leary

Boy name

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Name B

Leander

Boy name · Rank #1746

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Metric Leary Leander
Current Rank Unranked #1746
Total Births (all years) 194 6,802
Peak Year 1926 2023
Peak Year Births 11 117
Peak Decade 1940ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Leary Leander
1880ss — 168
1890ss — 121
1900ss — 135
1910ss 5 583
1920ss 43 800
1930ss 50 528
1940ss 61 479
1950ss 24 603
1960ss 11 576
1970ss — 487
1980ss — 409
1990ss — 337
2000ss — 406
2010ss — 669
2020ss — 501

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Leary Leander
2014 — 69
2015 — 74
2016 — 84
2017 — 64
2018 — 64
2019 — 88
2020 — 90
2021 — 89
2022 — 111
2023 — 117
2024 — 94

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, 1919–1961.

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