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Leland name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Leland ranks #494 in male records (612 reported) and #7,710 in female records (14 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#7,710 · 14 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 4 female records (18 to 14); rank moved from #6,547 to #7,710.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 4 female records (18 to 14); rank moved from #6,560 to #7,710.
2025 male rank and count
#494 · 612 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 66 male records (546 to 612); rank moved from #543 to #494.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 109 male records (721 to 612); rank moved from #431 to #494.
Peak year in available data
2017: 817 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Leland becoming more popular?

Leland's reported male count increased by 66 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #543 to #494. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Leland in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for LelandFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.8170201620252016: 13 female records2017: 11 female records2018: 11 female records2019: 13 female records2020: 17 female records2021: 18 female records2022: 21 female records2023: 16 female records2024: 18 female records2025: 14 female records2016: 758 male records2017: 817 male records2018: 747 male records2019: 743 male records2020: 635 male records2021: 721 male records2022: 609 male records2023: 568 male records2024: 546 male records2025: 612 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025147,710612494
2024186,547546543
2023167,116568520
2022215,887609500
2021186,560721431
2020176,802635470
2019138,407743415
2018119,538747420
2017119,670817389
2016138,678758417

Questions about Leland’s popularity

How common is Leland in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Leland ranks #494 in male records (612 reported) and #7,710 in female records (14 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Leland?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Leland only.

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