Boys' name · since 2005
Leelan
Leelan has 554 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,418 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,541 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 554
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leelan currently ranks #5541 among boys' names in America, with 554 babies recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Leelan recorded 554 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #5541 nationally today, ahead of 60% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #7,418 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,541 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 554 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leelan ranks #7,418 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,541 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 554 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,418 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,541 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 554
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leelan's 554 recorded births place it above 83.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Leelan compares
554 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Leelan's all-time total is 50% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leelan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 554 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Leelan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leelan splits its recorded history at 2015: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leelan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Leelan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (345 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Leelan's strongest decade.
345 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Leelan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 105
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
345 births
- 2020s 104
2020s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 345 births (62% of all-time use).
How Leelan 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 Leelan's total volume
Leelan by state
Where Leelan concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 14 | 2.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.9% |
14 of 554 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Leelan's data
- Leelan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (345 total births); usage has since declined to 104 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Leelans (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leelan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Leelan 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.