How Many People Are Named Leland?
people named Leland are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 10,446 people in the US has this name
Based on 58,556 babies named Leland in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,035 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname, originally from an English place name, which meant "fallow land" in Old English. A famous bearer was the politician, businessman and Stanford University founder Leland Stanford (1824-1893).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Leland, 1.1% were girls and 98.9% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Leland alive today is about 36 years old, and 53% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 63 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Leland first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2007, to 1,035 babies. In 2025, 626 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Leland has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #171, in 1921. In 2025 it ranked #494.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #494 |
| Best rank | #171 (1921) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #376 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Leland alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Leland were born in California than in any other state: about 3,164 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Leland was given 2.6 times as often in Nebraska, 2.5 times in Kansas and 2.5 times in South Dakota.
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