Recorded 1913–2012 Boys' name Peak 1919 380 births

Leeman — boys' name

380 babies named Leeman in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s681920s1181930s851940s581950s251960s111970s102010s5
1920s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Leeman was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

21 babies were named Leeman in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leeman

The Social Security Administration has registered 380 babies named Leeman between 1913 and 2012, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leeman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leeman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Leeman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Leeman in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leeman 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 380 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.

Leeman at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

380

Since 1913

100 years of records

Peak year

1919

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1913

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2012

Leeman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1913

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1919)
21
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
0510152025 201219551946193919331927192119151913 8

Leeman by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
118 births that decade — 31% of Leeman's all-time total
1910s681920s1181930s851940s581950s251960s111970s102010s5

Leeman by state

Where Leeman concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Leeman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Missouri
17 4.5%
Missouri share of Leeman's total US births 4.5%

17 of 380 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leeman?
380 babies have been named Leeman since 1913. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1919 with 21 births.
When was Leeman most popular?
Leeman was most popular in the 1920s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Leeman most popular?
The top states for the name Leeman are Missouri (17 births).
How long has the name Leeman been used?
Leeman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 100 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Leeman?
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, 1913–2012 (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.