Leelyn
Boy · LEE-lin · Modern
Leelyn is a boys' name of Modern origin, meaning “clearing + lake”. In 2025 it ranked 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Leelyn mean?
Modern: spelling of Leelynn; blend of Lee and Lynn
“clearing + lake”
- Say it
- LEE-lin
Meaning borrowed from Leelynn.
Is Leelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Leelyn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leelyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Leelyn, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Leelyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Leelyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
Names like Leelyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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