Baby Name Popularity Profile

Leland

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Leland.

✦ Fallow land 🌍 English Nature Traditional
National Rank (2025) #494
All-Time Peak Rank #171 Achieved 1921
Total U.S. Births 57,999 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 98.5% Boy / 1.5% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1880 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 1,029 births in 2007
πŸ’‘ The Leland Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Fallow land
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from an Old English surname meaning 'fallow land', from the elements *læge* (fallow) and *land* (land).
Common Nicknames
Lee
Pronunciation: LEE-lΙ™nd
Themes & Categories
Nature Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Leland across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -3.6%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -28.6%
2015: 857 births 857 2016: 758 births 2017: 817 births 2018: 747 births 2019: 743 births 2020: 635 births 635 2021: 721 births 2022: 609 births 2023: 568 births 2024: 546 births 2025: 612 births 612
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 1,029 births in 2007
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 106 yrs
Longest Streak 146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 202
1890s: 539
1900s: 765
1910s: 4,381
1920s: 8,022
1930s: 6,277
1940s: 6,261
1950s: 5,256
1960s: 3,528
1970s: 2,284
1980s: 2,103
1990s: 1,884
2000s: 4,540
2010s: 8,266
2020s: 3,691

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Lel-and
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with L, a letter used by only 5.7% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State South Dakota
Top States South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, North Dakota
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
South Dakota Unranked 522 1922 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 1,125 1921 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #453 1,530 1925 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #360 1,883 1926 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 469 1949 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #467 514 1919 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #458 972 1921 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #387 949 1921 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 403 1920 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #408 1,922 1927 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #598 1,117 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #350 1,580 1925 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #297 1,435 1923 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #555 1,163 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 219 1950 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #288 1,676 2009 +7.7% Growth
Colorado #556 818 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #365 1,123 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #201 2,381 2021 +6.4% Growth
West Virginia #243 557 2006 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #308 840 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #329 1,230 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #392 2,464 2009 15.2% Decline
Arizona #548 636 2007 Insufficient historical volume
California #660 5,192 1943 2.3% Decline
Arkansas #528 552 1921 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #495 2,502 1927 19.2% Decline
Mississippi Unranked 603 1927 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 254 1983 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #856 840 2011 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #456 1,305 2007 11.1% Decline
Georgia #476 1,259 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #352 791 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #832 1,359 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 119 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #767 2,943 2006 +28.6% Growth
Virginia #447 843 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 120 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #447 1,852 2007 30.3% Decline
Vermont Unranked 57 1926 Insufficient historical volume
New York #824 2,480 1922 32.0% Decline
Wyoming Unranked 42 1917 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland Unranked 337 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #672 465 1943 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 43 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska #128 19 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 95 1949 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #989 220 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 11 2021 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 10 1944 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 6 2013 Insufficient historical volume

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