Leland
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LEE-lund
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #494 for boys
Leland is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “fallow land”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 494th for boys in the US (612 babies).
What does Leland mean?
English: English surname
“fallow land”
From an English surname for someone living by fallow land; Stanford University was founded by Leland Stanford.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Leland a girl's or a boy's name?
Leland is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 14 girls and 612 boys in the US.
How popular is Leland in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Leland, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 203 boys.
Half of all the boys named Leland in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Leland in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 23 | #1,265 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 25 | #1,159 |
| 2018 | 23 | #1,243 |
| 2017 | 35 | #961 |
| 2016 | 41 | #855 |
| 2015 | 67 | #603 |
| 2014 | 100 | #457 |
| 2013 | 151 | #321 |
| 2012 | 101 | #437 |
| 2011 | 74 | #537 |
| 2010 | 114 | #395 |
| 2009 | 117 | #377 |
| 2008 | 179 | #269 |
| 2007 | 203 | #238 |
| 2006 | 72 | #488 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
How popular is Leland in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #494among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 612about 1 in 2,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 612 boys in the US were named Leland, making it the 494th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 468th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 1,029 boys. 14 girls were also named Leland in 2025 (7,489th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Leland in the US since 1880 were born between 1930 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 720 boys in the US were given Leland or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #446, up from #494 for this spelling alone.
Leland in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 612 | #494 |
| 2024 | 546 | #543 |
| 2023 | 568 | #520 |
| 2022 | 609 | #500 |
| 2021 | 721 | #431 |
| 2020 | 635 | #468 |
| 2019 | 743 | #415 |
| 2018 | 747 | #420 |
| 2017 | 817 | #389 |
| 2016 | 758 | #417 |
| 2015 | 857 | #378 |
| 2014 | 759 | #407 |
| 2013 | 774 | #386 |
| 2012 | 897 | #343 |
| 2011 | 950 | #328 |
| 2010 | 964 | #325 |
| 2009 | 895 | #349 |
| 2008 | 726 | #405 |
| 2007 | 1,029 | #315 |
| 2006 | 903 | #343 |
| 2005 | 371 | #608 |
| 2004 | 110 | #1,333 |
| 2003 | 129 | #1,158 |
| 2002 | 134 | #1,093 |
| 2001 | 107 | #1,239 |
| 2000 | 136 | #1,051 |
| 1999 | 129 | #1,056 |
| 1998 | 140 | #978 |
| 1997 | 167 | #845 |
| 1996 | 144 | #910 |
| 1995 | 175 | #804 |
| 1994 | 165 | #826 |
| 1993 | 204 | #726 |
| 1992 | 221 | #693 |
| 1991 | 267 | #622 |
| 1990 | 272 | #608 |
| 1989 | 263 | #603 |
| 1988 | 250 | #586 |
| 1987 | 214 | #623 |
| 1986 | 196 | #640 |
| 1985 | 166 | #688 |
| 1984 | 203 | #596 |
| 1983 | 209 | #587 |
| 1982 | 182 | #640 |
| 1981 | 211 | #586 |
| 1980 | 209 | #601 |
| 1979 | 207 | #593 |
| 1978 | 231 | #547 |
| 1977 | 207 | #584 |
| 1976 | 206 | #564 |
| 1975 | 203 | #566 |
| 1974 | 221 | #539 |
| 1973 | 241 | #502 |
| 1972 | 253 | #497 |
| 1971 | 247 | #519 |
| 1970 | 268 | #495 |
| 1969 | 285 | #454 |
| 1968 | 253 | #477 |
| 1967 | 314 | #428 |
| 1966 | 338 | #410 |
| 1965 | 358 | #413 |
| 1964 | 397 | #398 |
| 1963 | 360 | #423 |
| 1962 | 385 | #410 |
| 1961 | 429 | #381 |
| 1960 | 409 | #390 |
| 1959 | 431 | #381 |
| 1958 | 462 | #356 |
| 1957 | 480 | #344 |
| 1956 | 516 | #326 |
| 1955 | 564 | #306 |
| 1954 | 514 | #315 |
| 1953 | 536 | #308 |
| 1952 | 603 | #280 |
| 1951 | 591 | #279 |
| 1950 | 559 | #281 |
| 1949 | 633 | #257 |
| 1948 | 672 | #248 |
| 1947 | 656 | #262 |
| 1946 | 569 | #263 |
| 1945 | 540 | #247 |
| 1944 | 596 | #230 |
| 1943 | 676 | #215 |
| 1942 | 675 | #217 |
| 1941 | 636 | #211 |
| 1940 | 608 | #210 |
| 1939 | 570 | #213 |
| 1938 | 585 | #208 |
| 1937 | 555 | #213 |
| 1936 | 596 | #204 |
| 1935 | 623 | #201 |
| 1934 | 665 | #190 |
| 1933 | 645 | #189 |
| 1932 | 638 | #201 |
| 1931 | 694 | #189 |
| 1930 | 706 | #198 |
| 1929 | 762 | #182 |
| 1928 | 789 | #180 |
| 1927 | 823 | #177 |
| 1926 | 776 | #186 |
| 1925 | 858 | #173 |
| 1924 | 775 | #185 |
| 1923 | 807 | #174 |
| 1922 | 767 | #183 |
| 1921 | 866 | #171 |
| 1920 | 799 | #177 |
| 1919 | 668 | #192 |
| 1918 | 691 | #187 |
| 1917 | 627 | #191 |
| 1916 | 571 | #198 |
| 1915 | 597 | #185 |
| 1914 | 413 | #202 |
| 1913 | 338 | #200 |
| 1912 | 252 | #217 |
| 1911 | 127 | #227 |
| 1910 | 97 | #242 |
| 1909 | 90 | #231 |
| 1908 | 78 | #238 |
| 1907 | 86 | #220 |
| 1906 | 99 | #183 |
| 1905 | 66 | #240 |
| 1904 | 69 | #226 |
| 1903 | 75 | #206 |
| 1902 | 58 | #242 |
| 1901 | 68 | #204 |
| 1900 | 76 | #228 |
| 1899 | 62 | #211 |
| 1898 | 50 | #249 |
| 1897 | 59 | #218 |
| 1896 | 61 | #233 |
| 1895 | 54 | #242 |
| 1894 | 55 | #231 |
| 1893 | 60 | #221 |
| 1892 | 57 | #235 |
| 1891 | 36 | #269 |
| 1890 | 45 | #252 |
| 1889 | 29 | #322 |
| 1888 | 37 | #289 |
| 1887 | 20 | #366 |
| 1886 | 27 | #325 |
| 1885 | 23 | #364 |
| 1884 | 14 | #504 |
| 1883 | 21 | #371 |
| 1882 | 13 | #514 |
| 1881 | 9 | #595 |
| 1880 | 9 | #640 |
Nicknames for Leland
- Lee 30 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Leland
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Leo Leon Louie Stanley Harris Harley Charlie Henry Archie Arthur Edward Ellis
Other spellings of Leland
Names related to Leland
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Leland: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leland, updated 20 October 2026.