Leelan
Leelan was the 5512th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 2743rd; the most babies were born in 2015 (44). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,766 places. More babies were named Leelan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,512 boys, down 1,532 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201544 babies
- Total since 1880
- 554babies recorded
Leelan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #5,512 | 17 |
| 2020 | #3,980 | 26 |
| 2010 | #4,314 | 23 |
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How popular is Leelan, counting every spelling?
Leelan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 42 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 42 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leelan | 17 | #5,512 | 78 |
| Lelan | 9 | #8,648 | 71 |
| Leelynn | 9 | #8,644 | 43 |
| Leelyn | 7 | #10,271 | 43 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Leelan?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Leelan (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Leelan 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 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Leelan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Leelan?
About 500 people born in the US named Leelan are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 8 and 15. That makes Leelan a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Leelan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Leelan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Leelan
How popular is the name Leelan?
Leelan was the 5512th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 2743rd; the most babies were born in 2015 (44). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,766 places. More babies were named Leelan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Leelan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Leelan in the US.