Boys' name · since 1912
Leaman
Leaman has 135 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,467 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 135
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
135 boys have been named Leaman since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leaman has been recorded 135 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1968.
- #15,467 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 135 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leaman ranks #15,467 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #15,467 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 135
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Leaman's 135 recorded births place it above 65.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leaman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leaman's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leaman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1968
- Peak year (1916)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Leaman by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (39 births, 29% of the file).
1910s was Leaman's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Leaman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
39 births
- 1920s
1920s
34 births
- 1930s
1930s
35 births
- 1940s
1940s
22 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 39 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Leaman's data
- Leaman's decade-level peak was the 1910s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leaman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–1968 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Leaman draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.