Leland
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning meadow land or fallow land.
Babies a year
819
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#494
up from #547
UK popularity
#2664
8 babies
How Leland has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #378 |
| 2016 | #417 |
| 2017 | #390 |
| 2018 | #420 |
| 2019 | #415 |
| 2020 | #471 |
| 2021 | #432 |
| 2022 | #499 |
| 2023 | #522 |
| 2024 | #547 |
| 2025 | #494 |
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Leland. In the US, 819 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Leland was most common in 1925, when it went to 0.07% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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