Recorded 2007–2018 Boys' name Peak 2007 48 births

Leelen — boys' name

48 babies named Leelen in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s202010s28

The verdict

48 boys have been named Leelen since 2007, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.

48
total births
2007–2018
years on record
2010s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Leelen was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

7 babies were named Leelen in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leelen

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Leelen between 2007 and 2018, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leelen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leelen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Leelen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leelen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 48 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Leelen at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

48

Since 2007

12 years of records

Peak year

2007

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2007

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2018

Leelen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2007

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2007)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20182017201420122011200920082007 7

Leelen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
28 births that decade — 58% of Leelen's all-time total
2000s202010s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leelen?
48 babies have been named Leelen since 2007. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2007 with 7 births.
When was Leelen most popular?
Leelen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Leelen been used?
Leelen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 12 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Leelen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lee, Leeroy, Leeland, Leevi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2007–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.