Boys' name · since 1880
Leland
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 57,999 babies named Leland, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #458 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #494 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 57,999
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Leland is the #494 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 57,999 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leland has been recorded 57,999 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #494 nationally and more common than 96% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #458 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #494 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 57,999 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leland ranks #458 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #494 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 57,999 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #458 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #494 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 57,999
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leland's 57,999 recorded births place it above 98.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Leland compares
57,999 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Leland's all-time total is 157x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leland | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 57,999 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,029 | 34 | 22,252 |
Leland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leland splits its recorded history at 1953: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1880 (9 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 1,029 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leland popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 1,029
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Leland popularity over time - girls
557 total births recorded since 1884 (Leland as girls' name)
Leland by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (8,266 births, 14% of the file).
2010s was Leland's strongest decade.
8,266 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Leland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 202
1880s
202 births
- 1890s 539
1890s
539 births
- 1900s 765
1900s
765 births
- 1910s
1910s
4,381 births
- 1920s
1920s
8,022 births
- 1930s
1930s
6,277 births
- 1940s
1940s
6,261 births
- 1950s
1950s
5,256 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,528 births
- 1970s 2,284
1970s
2,284 births
- 1980s 2,103
1980s
2,103 births
- 1990s 1,884
1990s
1,884 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,540 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,266 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,691 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 8,266 births (14% of all-time use).
How Leland 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 Leland's total volume
Leland by state
Where Leland concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,192 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,943 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 2,502 | 4.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 2,480 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 2,464 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 2,381 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 1,922 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 1,883 | 3.2% |
5,192 of 57,999 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Leland appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Leland's data
- Leland's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (8,266 total births) through the 2020s (3,691) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lelands (5,192 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leland: 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 (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Leland 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.