Boys' name · since 1912
Lelan
924 babies named Lelan in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,408 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,283 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 924
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
924 babies have been named Lelan since 1912, making it today's #8283 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lelan recorded 924 times among boys since 1912, holding rank #8283 nationally today, ahead of 41% 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 1912 to 2025.
- #5,408 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,283 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 924 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lelan ranks #5,408 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,283 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 924 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,408 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,283 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 924
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lelan's 924 recorded births place it above 88.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Lelan compares
924 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Lelan's all-time total is 150% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lelan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 924 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lelan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lelan splits its recorded history at 1958: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1936 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lelan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Lelan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (234 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Lelan's strongest decade.
234 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Lelan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 45
1910s
45 births
- 1920s
1920s
110 births
- 1930s 64
1930s
64 births
- 1940s 58
1940s
58 births
- 1950s 61
1950s
61 births
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
170 births
- 2010s
2010s
234 births
- 2020s 90
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 234 births (25% of all-time use).
How Lelan 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 Lelan's total volume
Lelan by state
Where Lelan concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 19 | 2.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | West Virginia | | 5 | 0.5% |
19 of 924 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lelan's data
- Lelan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (234 total births) through the 2020s (90) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lelans (19 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lelan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Lelan 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.