Leelan
Boy · LEE-lan · English
Leelan is a boys' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
Where does Leelan come from?
English: spelling of Lelan; probably a variant of Leland, an English surname
- Say it
- LEE-lan
Meaning borrowed from Lelan.
Is Leelan a girl's or a boy's name?
Leelan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leelan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Leelan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leelan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,655 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
How popular is Leelan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,397among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the US were named Leelan, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,915th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 44 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Leelan in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leelan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2019 | 30 | #3,633 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,248 |
| 2016 | 31 | #3,523 |
| 2015 | 44 | #2,721 |
| 2014 | 41 | #2,845 |
| 2013 | 43 | #2,713 |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2011 | 31 | #3,433 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,240 |
| 2009 | 33 | #3,330 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,142 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
Names like Leelan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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