Boys' name · since 1982
Leyland
303 babies named Leyland in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,517 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,357 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 303
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leyland currently ranks #7357 among boys' names in America, with 303 babies recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leyland has been recorded 303 times among boys since 1982, currently ranked #7357 nationally and more common than 47% 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 1982 to 2025.
- #10,517 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,357 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 303 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leyland ranks #10,517 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,357 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 303 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,517 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,357 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 303
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leyland's 303 recorded births place it above 76.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Leyland compares
303 46th percentile among 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
Leyland's all-time total is 18% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leyland | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 303 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Leyland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leyland's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leyland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Leyland by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (167 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Leyland's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Leyland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 44
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
167 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 167 births (55% of all-time use).
Leyland by state
Where Leyland concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 10 | 3.3% |
10 of 303 births nationwide.
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What to do with Leyland's data
- Leyland's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (167 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Leylands (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Leyland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Leyland 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.