Leander

Given to 6,956 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +41% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#1459
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
122
boys 122
Peak year
1882
28 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
6,956
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Leander was most popular in 1882, when 28 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.25 per 1,000). In 2025, 122 babies were named Leander, ranking #1459 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 41%.00.0750.150.2250.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1882 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Leander was most popular in 1882, when 28 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.25 per 1,000). In 2025, 122 babies were named Leander, ranking #1459 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 41%.00.0750.150.2250.31880192019602000Peak 1882

Leander was most popular in 1882, when 28 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.25 per 1,000). In 2025, 122 babies were named Leander, ranking #1459 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 41%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 122 1459
2024 <5 — 94 1752
2023 <5 — 117 1508
2022 <5 — 113 1566
2021 <5 — 89 1784
2020 <5 — 90 1716
2019 <5 — 88 1762
2018 <5 — 65 2147
2017 <5 — 64 2130
2016 <5 — 84 1799
2015 <5 — 75 1931
2014 <5 — 69 2044
2013 <5 — 61 2165
2012 <5 — 58 2238
2011 <5 — 50 2478
2010 <5 — 57 2262
2009 <5 — 52 2451
2008 <5 — 50 2515
2007 <5 — 47 2602
2006 <5 — 42 2744
2005 <5 — 43 2567
2004 <5 — 33 3014
2003 <5 — 29 3186
2002 <5 — 38 2556
2001 <5 — 36 2618
2000 <5 — 36 2578
1999 <5 — 30 2795
1998 <5 — 27 2926
1997 <5 — 37 2260
1996 <5 — 32 2441
1995 <5 — 26 2762
1994 <5 — 43 1927
1993 <5 — 28 2577
1992 <5 — 31 2362
1991 <5 — 42 1867
1990 <5 — 41 1870
1989 <5 — 37 1953
1988 <5 — 41 1706
1987 <5 — 30 2020
1986 <5 — 39 1645
1985 <5 — 37 1672
1984 <5 — 46 1399
1983 <5 — 34 1687
1982 <5 — 47 1382
1981 <5 — 45 1411
1980 <5 — 53 1272
1979 6 9010 46 1370
1978 5 9750 46 1352
1977 <5 — 52 1221
1976 7 7296 49 1238
1975 <5 — 46 1258
1974 <5 — 46 1229
1973 <5 — 54 1108
1972 <5 — 53 1120
1971 <5 — 49 1165
1970 <5 — 46 1222
1969 <5 — 62 972
1968 <5 — 55 996
1967 <5 — 48 1061
1966 <5 — 55 984
1965 <5 — 49 1055
1964 <5 — 54 1025
1963 <5 — 59 984
1962 <5 — 68 917
1961 <5 — 63 967
1960 <5 — 63 951
1959 5 6245 62 975
1958 <5 — 69 907
1957 <5 — 72 889
1956 <5 — 68 906
1955 <5 — 63 942
1954 <5 — 55 1007
1953 <5 — 53 989
1952 <5 — 46 1066
1951 <5 — 66 857
1950 <5 — 49 989
1949 <5 — 60 885
1948 <5 — 40 1127
1947 <5 — 50 1014
1946 <5 — 42 1060
1945 <5 — 36 1078
1944 <5 — 42 1004
1943 <5 — 42 1037
1942 <5 — 58 859
1941 <5 — 54 858
1940 <5 — 55 850
1939 <5 — 42 976
1938 <5 — 41 992
1937 <5 — 52 845
1936 <5 — 47 893
1935 <5 — 62 785
1934 <5 — 54 853
1933 <5 — 50 875
1932 <5 — 70 746
1931 <5 — 50 910
1930 <5 — 60 841
1929 <5 — 60 844
1928 <5 — 70 775
1927 <5 — 76 747
1926 <5 — 73 749
1925 <5 — 72 776
1924 <5 — 84 722
1923 <5 — 93 665
1922 <5 — 82 722
1921 <5 — 99 647
1920 <5 — 91 667
1919 5 4814 82 686
1918 <5 — 93 637
1917 <5 — 82 660
1916 <5 — 67 744
1915 <5 — 68 715
1914 <5 — 72 591
1913 <5 — 43 696
1912 <5 — 35 725
1911 <5 — 25 605
1910 <5 — 16 755
1909 <5 — 16 679
1908 <5 — 23 522
1907 <5 — 19 559
1906 <5 — 11 752
1905 <5 — 11 741
1904 <5 — 8 874
1903 <5 — 12 656
1902 <5 — 13 615
1901 <5 — 6 943
1900 <5 — 16 623
1899 <5 — 7 857
1898 <5 — 9 744
1897 <5 — 15 515
1896 <5 — 13 592
1895 <5 — 9 738
1894 <5 — 10 668
1893 <5 — 11 615
1892 <5 — 16 497
1891 <5 — 11 564
1890 <5 — 20 405
1889 <5 — 22 379
1888 <5 — <5 —
1887 <5 — 8 679
1886 <5 — 17 431
1885 <5 — 16 462
1884 <5 — 21 386
1883 <5 — 18 412
1882 <5 — 28 324
1881 <5 — 21 360
1880 <5 — 17 425

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Where Leander is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years