Leander
Boy · lee-AN-der · Greek
Leander is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “lion man”. In 2025 it ranked 1,372nd for boys in the UK (21 babies) and 1,459th for boys in the US (122 babies).
What does Leander mean?
Greek: from Greek leon and aner
“lion man”
In Greek myth Leander swam the Hellespont each night to visit Hero, until he drowned in a storm.
- Say it
- lee-AN-der
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Is Leander a girl's or a boy's name?
Leander is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the UK and 122 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leander in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,372among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 66% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were named Leander, making it the 1,372nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 25 boys.
Half of all the boys named Leander in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales.
Leander in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,372 |
| 2024 | 25 | #1,198 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,571 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 2 | #6,340 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
How popular is Leander in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,459among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 122about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 122 boys in the US were named Leander, making it the 1,459th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,716th.
2025 had the most boys named Leander of any year since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the boys named Leander in the US since 1880 were born between 1928 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leander in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 122 | #1,459 |
| 2024 | 94 | #1,752 |
| 2023 | 117 | #1,508 |
| 2022 | 113 | #1,566 |
| 2021 | 89 | #1,784 |
| 2020 | 90 | #1,716 |
| 2019 | 88 | #1,762 |
| 2018 | 65 | #2,146 |
| 2017 | 64 | #2,129 |
| 2016 | 84 | #1,799 |
| 2015 | 75 | #1,931 |
| 2014 | 69 | #2,043 |
| 2013 | 61 | #2,164 |
| 2012 | 58 | #2,237 |
| 2011 | 50 | #2,477 |
| 2010 | 57 | #2,261 |
| 2009 | 52 | #2,450 |
| 2008 | 50 | #2,514 |
| 2007 | 47 | #2,602 |
| 2006 | 42 | #2,743 |
| 2005 | 43 | #2,563 |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,010 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,181 |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,552 |
| 2001 | 36 | #2,613 |
| 2000 | 36 | #2,573 |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,791 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,923 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,257 |
| 1996 | 32 | #2,436 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 43 | #1,922 |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,571 |
| 1992 | 31 | #2,357 |
| 1991 | 42 | #1,861 |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,865 |
| 1989 | 37 | #1,948 |
| 1988 | 41 | #1,701 |
| 1987 | 30 | #2,016 |
| 1986 | 39 | #1,644 |
| 1985 | 37 | #1,671 |
| 1984 | 46 | #1,398 |
| 1983 | 34 | #1,686 |
| 1982 | 47 | #1,381 |
| 1981 | 45 | #1,411 |
| 1980 | 53 | #1,272 |
| 1979 | 46 | #1,370 |
| 1978 | 46 | #1,352 |
| 1977 | 52 | #1,221 |
| 1976 | 49 | #1,238 |
| 1975 | 46 | #1,258 |
| 1974 | 46 | #1,229 |
| 1973 | 54 | #1,108 |
| 1972 | 53 | #1,120 |
| 1971 | 49 | #1,165 |
| 1970 | 46 | #1,222 |
| 1969 | 62 | #972 |
| 1968 | 55 | #996 |
| 1967 | 48 | #1,061 |
| 1966 | 55 | #984 |
| 1965 | 49 | #1,055 |
| 1964 | 54 | #1,025 |
| 1963 | 59 | #983 |
| 1962 | 68 | #916 |
| 1961 | 63 | #966 |
| 1960 | 63 | #950 |
| 1959 | 62 | #974 |
| 1958 | 69 | #906 |
| 1957 | 72 | #888 |
| 1956 | 68 | #905 |
| 1955 | 63 | #941 |
| 1954 | 55 | #1,006 |
| 1953 | 53 | #988 |
| 1952 | 46 | #1,065 |
| 1951 | 66 | #856 |
| 1950 | 49 | #988 |
| 1949 | 60 | #884 |
| 1948 | 40 | #1,126 |
| 1947 | 50 | #1,013 |
| 1946 | 42 | #1,059 |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,077 |
| 1944 | 42 | #1,004 |
| 1943 | 42 | #1,037 |
| 1942 | 58 | #859 |
| 1941 | 54 | #858 |
| 1940 | 55 | #850 |
| 1939 | 42 | #976 |
| 1938 | 41 | #992 |
| 1937 | 52 | #845 |
| 1936 | 47 | #893 |
| 1935 | 62 | #785 |
| 1934 | 54 | #853 |
| 1933 | 50 | #875 |
| 1932 | 70 | #746 |
| 1931 | 50 | #910 |
| 1930 | 60 | #841 |
| 1929 | 60 | #844 |
| 1928 | 70 | #775 |
| 1927 | 76 | #747 |
| 1926 | 73 | #749 |
| 1925 | 72 | #776 |
| 1924 | 84 | #722 |
| 1923 | 93 | #665 |
| 1922 | 82 | #722 |
| 1921 | 99 | #647 |
| 1920 | 91 | #667 |
| 1919 | 82 | #686 |
| 1918 | 93 | #637 |
| 1917 | 82 | #660 |
| 1916 | 67 | #744 |
| 1915 | 68 | #715 |
| 1914 | 72 | #591 |
| 1913 | 43 | #696 |
| 1912 | 35 | #725 |
| 1911 | 25 | #605 |
| 1910 | 16 | #755 |
| 1909 | 16 | #679 |
| 1908 | 23 | #522 |
| 1907 | 19 | #559 |
| 1906 | 11 | #752 |
| 1905 | 11 | #741 |
| 1904 | 8 | #874 |
| 1903 | 12 | #656 |
| 1902 | 13 | #614 |
| 1901 | 6 | #942 |
| 1900 | 16 | #623 |
| 1899 | 7 | #856 |
| 1898 | 9 | #743 |
| 1897 | 15 | #515 |
| 1896 | 13 | #592 |
| 1895 | 9 | #738 |
| 1894 | 10 | #667 |
| 1893 | 11 | #615 |
| 1892 | 16 | #497 |
| 1891 | 11 | #564 |
| 1890 | 20 | #405 |
| 1889 | 22 | #379 |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 8 | #679 |
| 1886 | 17 | #431 |
| 1885 | 16 | #462 |
| 1884 | 21 | #386 |
| 1883 | 18 | #412 |
| 1882 | 28 | #324 |
| 1881 | 21 | #360 |
| 1880 | 17 | #425 |
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