Leiland — #6370 US boys' name
617 babies named Leiland in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 55% of names given to boys today.
61% of everyone ever named Leiland was born in this single decade.
57 babies were named Leiland in 2012 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Leiland
The Social Security Administration has registered 617 babies named Leiland between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Leiland currently holds the #6370 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 57 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Leiland performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 376 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Leiland shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Leiland in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Leiland 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 617 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.
Leiland at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Leiland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004
- Peak year (2012)
- 57
- Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
Currently ranks #6370 among boys.
617 total births across 21 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2012 with 57 births in a single year.
Leiland by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 376 births that decade — 61% of Leiland's all-time total
Leiland decade highlights
- Peak decade 376 births
- Runner-up 128 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Leiland's strongest decade
376 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 61% of all-time use.
Leiland by state
Where Leiland concentrates geographically — total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 12 | 1.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #3 | California | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 8 | 1.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 6 | 1.0% |
12 of 617 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Georgia 1.9% of nationwide
- Texas 1.8% of nationwide
- California 1.6% of nationwide
- Ohio 1.6% of nationwide
- Florida 1.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 7 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Georgia accounts for 1.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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, 2004–2024 (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.