Leander
Leander was the 1463rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 122 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 326th; the most babies were born in 2025 (122). Over the last ten years it has moved up 481 places. More babies were named Leander in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,463 boys, up 265 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 122boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025122 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,956babies recorded
Leander popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 28 since 1919.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,463 | 122 |
| 2020 | #1,728 | 90 |
| 2010 | #2,278 | 57 |
| 2000 | #2,604 | 36 |
| 1990 | #1,896 | 41 |
| 1980 | #1,281 | 53 |
| 1970 | #1,232 | 46 |
| 1960 | #959 | 63 |
| 1950 | #997 | 49 |
| 1940 | #855 | 55 |
| 1930 | #850 | 60 |
| 1920 | #671 | 91 |
| 1910 | #770 | 16 |
| 1900 | #640 | 16 |
| 1890 | #409 | 20 |
| 1880 | #435 | 17 |
How popular is Leander, counting every spelling?
Leander has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,385 for boys in 2025, against #1,463 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Leander?
122 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leander (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Leander born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 69 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leander.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leander?
About 4,000 people born in the US named Leander are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 11 and 59. That makes Leander mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Leander by state
How common Leander was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.6×). In 34 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Leander: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leander, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Leander
How popular is the name Leander?
Leander was the 1463rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 122 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 326th; the most babies were born in 2025 (122). Over the last ten years it has moved up 481 places. More babies were named Leander in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Leander a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Leander in the US.
Where is Leander most popular?
In 2021–2025, Leander was most common in New York (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Massachusetts.