Boys' name · since 1880

Leander

Leander has 6,928 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1,469 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,461 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
6,928
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade

6,928 babies have been named Leander since 1880, making it today's #1461 boys' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leander has been recorded 6,928 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #1461 nationally and more common than 90% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #1,469 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,461 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 6,928 born since 1880
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leander ranks #1,469 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,461 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,928 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.

#1,469 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,461 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
6,928
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%89.5%
Leander vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Leander's 6,928 recorded births place it above 96.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

31 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.

How Leander compares

6,928 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Leander's all-time total is 19x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Leander Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 6,928 369 358,536
Peak-year births 122 34 22,252

Leander's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Leander's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1901, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 122, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Leander popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
122
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
050100150 188019001919193819571976199520142025 122

Leander popularity over time - girls

28 total births recorded since 1919 (Leander as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 28 births
4.555.566.577.5 19191959197619781979 6

Leander by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (800 births, 12% of the file).

1920s was Leander's strongest decade.

800 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.

Leander births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 800 births (12% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Leander compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Leander's total volume

Leander vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -114, 3.8%-144, 2%-42, 11.2%-146, 2.4%-146, 3.8%-42, 6.5%-137, 11.1%-69, 5.5%-63, 7.5%-146, 3.2%-52, 5.6%-145, 13.5%-79, 4.1%-103, 4.9%-51, 4.9%Leander-146, 1.8%Leander
Leander vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Leander by state

Where Leander concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Leander
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
268 3.9%
#2 Minnesota
246 3.6%
#3 Arizona
190 2.7%
#4 California
174 2.5%
#5 New York
151 2.2%
#6 Wisconsin
124 1.8%
#7 Louisiana
117 1.7%
#8 Texas
97 1.4%
North Carolina share of Leander's total US births 3.9%
Even split

268 of 6,928 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.

Leander appears in 31 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leander? ▼
Leander has been given to 6,928 babies in the U.S. since 1880, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #1,469 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #1,461 of 13,930. 122 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
Where does Leander sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leander ranks #1,469 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,461 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Leander most popular? ▼
Leander was most popular in the 1920s decade with 800 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Leander most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Leander are North Carolina (268 births), Minnesota (246 births), Arizona (190 births).
How long has the name Leander been used? ▼
Records for Leander go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Leander? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leandro, Leamon, Leandre, Leandrew, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Leander's data

  • Leander's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (800 total births) through the 2020s (625) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • North Carolina records the most Leanders (268 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Leander

Nearby Names Like Leander

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Leander

Leandro Boy
#406 11,078 births
Leamon Boy
2,672 births
Leandre Boy
#5246 1,659 births
Leandrew Boy
1,010 births
Lea Boy
620 births

Compare Leander side by side: Leander vs Leandro Leander vs Leamon Leander vs Leandre

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Leander

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Giuseppe #1462
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Luther #1459
66,986 births · Peak 1922
Jai #1463
5,160 births · Peak 2014
Zamari #1458
1,628 births · Peak 2021
Jakobe #1464
4,883 births · Peak 2020
Demari #1457
2,828 births · Peak 2021
Jaxen #1465
5,647 births · Peak 2013

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Leander: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 Leander 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.