Boys' name · since 1913
Leman
625 babies named Leman in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 625
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leman is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 625 have been recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Leman recorded 625 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1997.
- #6,899 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 625 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leman ranks #6,899 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 625 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 625
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Leman's 625 recorded births place it above 84.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leman's SSA record in two at 1945 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1937 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1997
- Peak year (1937)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Leman by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (145 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Leman's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Leman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
96 births
- 1920s
1920s
145 births
- 1930s
1930s
115 births
- 1940s
1940s
84 births
- 1950s
1950s
61 births
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 145 births (23% of all-time use).
How Leman 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 Leman's total volume
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What to do with Leman's data
- Leman's decade-level peak was the 1920s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Leman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1913–1997 (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 Leman 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.